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Old Mar 2nd 2013, 9:13 am
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The new(ish) tower next to The Views in on fire. I saw the smoke and it was at least 20mins before the fire brigade got there. Dunno any more...
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Originally Posted by dubaiguy2011
The new(ish) tower next to The Views in on fire. I saw the smoke and it was at least 20mins before the fire brigade got there. Dunno any more...
Is it occupied or empty?
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No idea. I'll ping you the pics I took
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No idea. I'll ping you the pics I took
Doesn't look good.............Another building no doubt clad in something flammable..........
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Put the pics on here!

Nothing on National or Gulf News sites. Nothing on Twitter either?

Even Blue Cat hasn't tweeted it!
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How do I put pics on here? I've pinged them to Britexpat - can u do it mate?
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there's a pic on twitter https://twitter.com/Bubblesdxb/statu...854209/photo/1
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Put the pics on here!

Nothing on National or Gulf News sites. Nothing on Twitter either?

Even Blue Cat hasn't tweeted it!
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Dubaiguys Pic (if its worked)
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good pic, looks quite bad
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Not sure if its occupied yet. Only just finishing/finished
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Originally Posted by Scamp
Not sure if its occupied yet. Only just finishing/finished
Hitting the news now. Not handed over yet so no residents but potentially up to a dozen workers trapped.
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Hitting the news now. Not handed over yet so no residents but potentially up to a dozen workers trapped.
oh dear. No fire equipment inside?
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