Fires in U.A.E.

[234sale]

National Paint Sharjah massive fire...

http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/em...sEnabled=false

[Imre]

So the fire session just begun ,

Small fire was today next to our office (Damac Executive Heights) , it seems 2 apartments gone..

[I Know]

No thread for fires in Sharjah, posted here instead

Sharjah's Al Bakar Tower blaze caused by barbeque fire



Many of the 125 families that lived in the Al Bakar ‘A’ Tower in the Al Tawoun area of Sharjah spent two nights in their cars or with friends and relatives, temporary accommodation provided by Red Crescent and other charities or in the open in front of the building that went up in flames on Tuesday night.

Angry residents gathered in front of the building said many families did not get any alternative accommodation or money reportedly offered by the building’s owner, a Qatar businessman, who is yet to reach the spot. They were anxiously waiting outside the building to get permission from Sharjah Police to pick up whatever is left in their charred flats.

Residents said about 50 flats on one side of Tower A have been affected by the fire and 25 families must have lost almost everything – household appliances, electronic goods, clothes, documents and other valuables in their homes.

About 125 families were living in the two-year old building owned by Al Bakr Real Estate. “This is all that I could take out from my charred flat. I have lost almost everything in my house. Except these two suitcases, I am left with nothing,” said Andy, an African national, who lived in one of the affected flats. “I had to stay out for two nights and now I have to find alternative accommodation because everything in my flat is gone,” he said, while moving his belongings to his car.

http://www.emirates247.com/news/emir...01-26-1.439753

[firoz bharmal]

This is a disaster both from Building as well as from Govt......People must not supper any how....lets pray for the best to all residents....this could be happen with other also.........!

[I Know]

Poor regulations

[THE DUBAI GUYS]

Dubai Police deny reports of Burj Khalifa fire

Police say it is a rumour, a 'Blackberry story'

By Dina Aboul Hosn, Staff Reporter
Published: 00:26 February 12, 2012

Reader comments (3)

Image Credit: Sankha Kar, Gulf News
Picture of Burj Khalifa taken at 12.19am on Sunday. The picture clearly shows fog-covered Burj Khalifa, quashing rumours of fire.

Dubai: Police denied reports about a fire breaking out at the Burj Khalifa on Saturday night. Police termed it a rumour, a "Blackberry story".

The rumour spread like wild fire on social-networking websites with many users posting pictures of what appears like bright light on one side of Burj Khalifa.

In fact, thick fog descending on Burj Khalifa at midnight was translated on social-networking websites as fire at the tallest tower in the world.

Some other social-network users said they either called friends who lived near the Burj or went there to check it out, but none claimed to have seen the fire.

Dubai Civil Defence was not immediately available for comment.

http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/ge...-fire-1.979303

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[AltinD]

Comming from the Creek area, probably another iranian dhow




Half hour later (after the smoke dispersed) it started again

[AltinD]

Some pictures on the link: http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/em...ubai-1.1015362

[Berliner01]

Sharjah also had a fire some days ago: http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/em...reds-1.1015012

[Face81]

Sweet Brown had a terrible experience when her building in Mississipi caught fire...





And then she became an internet sensation.....

[Berliner01]

500 skyscrapers in the UAE have panels made of flammable material

Sharjah: Hundreds of skyscrapers across the UAE are wrapped in dangerous non fire-rated aluminium cladding panels that may put lives in danger in the event of a fire, Gulf News has learnt.
A top executive with the cladding panel industry said non fire-rated panel cores are made of low density polyethylene, a petrochemical product that burns within minutes compared to certified fire-retardant panels that repel fire.
The conversation with the industry executive, who spoke on condition of anonymity, came on the heels of a third major tower fire in the last six months in Sharjah that rendered hundreds of families homeless on April 28.
"At least 500 towers in the country have non fire-rated panels installed over the last 25 years," he said. "The cost of removing a non-fire panel is not small, it's about Dh100 a square metre. A 40-storey building could cost Dh500,000 [to replace bad tiles with proper fire-retardant panels]."
Need for legislation
Without any legislation in place to force mandatory installation of fire-retardant materials, he warned that 100 high-rises now under construction in the UAE may also be enclosed with gleaming composite panels that do not meet international fire-safety codes.

Source: http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/ho...UAE_fuels_fire

[firoz bharmal]

Originally Posted by AltinD

Some pictures on the link: http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/em...ubai-1.1015362

[firoz bharmal]

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — A mosque in southwest Missouri burned to the ground early Monday in the second fire to hit the Islamic center in little more than a month, and investigators spent the day combing through the wreckage searching for evidence of arson.

No injuries were reported, but the Islamic Society of Joplin's building was a total loss after the blaze, first reported at about 3:30 a.m., the Jasper County Sheriff's Office said. As of late Monday, nobody had been arrested in connection with the fire.

Investigators from the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms and the Jasper County Sheriff's department were at the scene all day Monday, moving the rubble with a bulldozer and other equipment. A specially trained dog assisted.

Only remnants indicated a building had been there, including some stone pillars that were still standing and a few pieces of charred plywood loosely held up by a frame.

While investigators did their work, a small group of Muslims gathered for an evening prayer on the lawn of the destroyed building.

"This is what we stand for," said Dr. Ahmed Asadullah, a member of the Islamic Society of Joplin. "Freedom of religion. Freedom of speech."

It was the second time this summer investigators had been called to the Islamic center, located in a former church on the outskirts of Joplin. A fire reported around the same time on July 4 has been determined to be arson, but no charges have been filed. The FBI has released a video of a suspect caught on surveillance video and offered a $15,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in that fire.

Michael Kaste, special agent in charge of the Kansas City office of the FBI, said the investigation into Monday's fire was in the preliminary stages, and that about 30 people had been assigned to the investigation.

"Any act of violence to a house of worship is taken very seriously by law enforcement, and threatens the very core of the safety and security of our communities," Kaste said.

Kaste said it was too early to say if there was surveillance video available from the Monday fire. The Jasper County Sheriff's office said earlier Monday the video equipment had been destroyed. The FBI was encouraging anyone with information about either fire to call authorities.

"We just want to get the word out there to generate people to really come forward," he said.

Jasper County Sheriff Archie Dunn said patrols at the mosque had been stepped up since the July 4 fire at the mosque was determined to be arson.

Imam Lahmuddin, who leads the mosque and was in the building until late Sunday, said he was "sad and shocked" about the fire. He had been at the mosque since before dawn Monday, and remained there late in the evening.

"Maybe there is something we are supposed to learn from this," he said.

A Washington-based Muslim civil rights organization meanwhile called for more police protection at mosques and other houses of worship following the Joplin fire and a deadly attack at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin. The Council on American-Islamic Relations also offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever started the mosque fire.

About 50 families belong to the Islamic Society of Joplin, which opened in 2007 as a mosque and community center. The FBI led an investigation in 2008 when the mosque's sign was torched. That crime also remained unsolved.

Lahmuddin, who has lived in Joplin for about four years, said several people were at the center late Sunday. He said despite the attacks, the center's members have good relationships with residents and other churches. He said many are doctors at area hospitals. The center also served as a shelter and staging area for volunteers who came to help Joplin after the May 22 ripped through the city, killing 161 people.

On Sunday, a gunman killed six people at a Sikh temple in suburban Milwaukee. The imam said it was a cause of great concern that both faiths had seemingly come under attack.

Jill Michel, pastor of the South Joplin Christian Church, said several area churches have offered their churches to members of the Islamic Society if they need a place to gather. She said she and other faith leaders from the community had been at a dinner Saturday at the center, and that the community would rally around the center's members.

But, she said, the shooting at the Sikh temple in the Milwaukee area was also on her mind.

"I can't imagine driving up to my church and having it burned to the ground," Michel said. "I worry about what any of this sort of thing says about humanity."

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/joplin-mosque-...160342127.html

[True Blue]

Inappropriate!

[Burj Khalifa fan]

Fire in supermarket at al qouz

[I Know]

New statistics have showed that 85 people have been killed in 3,359 fires across the UAE during the first six months of 2012.

Civil defence authorities at the Ministry of Interior also reported that 2,180 people have been injured in blazes.

The figures revealed that 17 people were reported dead and 161 injured in the fires that occurred in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and the Western Region.

http://www.7daysindubai.com/3-359-fi...ail/story.html

[Burj Khalifa fan]

http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/em...ding-1.1085705

[Burj Khalifa fan]

read the article
http://ahmaddubaiblog.blogspot.com/

[True Blue]

Originally Posted by Burj Khalifa fan

read the article
http://ahmaddubaiblog.blogspot.com/

Originally Posted by Berliner01

500 skyscrapers in the UAE have panels made of flammable material

Source: http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/ho...UAE_fuels_fire

So we could have more than 1 skyscraper fire a year because the authorities allowed the use of these dangerous panels. Would you want to live on the 60th floor of a highly flammable building?

[Burj Khalifa fan]

Originally Posted by True Blue

So we could have more than 1 skyscraper fire a year because the authorities allowed the use of these dangerous panels. Would you want to live on the 60th floor of a highly flammable building?

Authorities tighten rules on building materials

http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/ge...ials-1.1107359