dunno whats up but holy cr@p somethings on fire big tme on the palm, a LOT of smoke over the Marina DIC area, was comng down emirates road and its even smoky out there!!!!

The Titanic has hit an iceberg and is sinking...
Also add a volcano eruption,for safe measure...

Seconded, Im in DIC and i can see loads of smoke, but cant see where it is coming from.

Ill try looking from a different office and see what i can see....

www.gulfnews.com - you know it makes sense

is it the palm?

You should've added Shiva as one of your trusted sources...

you know it gets censored !!!!


wasnt there a min ago though


"that exact severity is unsure" no its not.....its a ruddy great fire with smoke all over the city, its not like a small bbq is it!

where was that pic taken from??? hope no one is hurt. Bet they have had fun trying to get the fire engines on there.

hhmmmm exactly.

now think about a fire on one of the wolrd islands!!!!!

geez, it looks bad from that photo...

MM, xx

doesn't bare thinking about. They couldn't cope if there was a fire in one of the towers anywhere in Dubai. It was bad enough when Jumeirah Lakes Towers happened, and that wasn't full of people. Half of the older buildings don't even have water sprinklers in them. It still amazes me that people come out here to live and even retire and don't look into the actual infrastructure. If my apartment was on fire how long would it take for me to get out? and how long before emergency services came? If I have a heart attack how quick will I be able to receive treatment??? etc. People just don't think about the bigger picture.

Firstly, it's just as well the place aint fully inhabited yet, with the ensuing gridlock.

And secondly, surely a fire on one of the world islands will be the same as a fire on one of the resorts in the Maldives for example?

Oh and who's Chelsea Warwick/Gulf News reader - cummon W10 how much did you pay her.....

No need...Submerge one end of the hose into the seawater,and inhale from the other end till water arrives,then you have smooth flow of water to put out the BBQ...

valid point about the Maldives, I bet all the staff on the resorts have had some sort of fire safety training etc though. And single story bungalows won't go up like a tower block will say for example.

out of interest does anyone know where the nearest civil defence station (fire station ) is to the palm?