Dubai Skyscraper Fire (1 Viewer)

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https://twitter.com/AtiehS/status/682617847139418112

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35207451

 

[Ookie Pringle]

Wow...that doesn't look good at all.

 

[LAUNCH]

http://bnonews.com/news/index.php/news/id3177

Bottom video is Nakatomi like.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Fireworks display gone wrong I'm guessing?

 

[LAUNCH]

http://bnonews.com/news/index.php/news/id3178

Live

 

[LAUNCH]

Fireworks display gone wrong I'm guessing?

I was going to post this before, but this video of 10,000 sparklers shows how crazy it can get. https://youtu.be/W55b4BcCPM4

 

[Bucky86]

scary

 

[Fennis]

someone needs to call Paul Newman and Steve McQueen

 

[Andy Dufresne]

I was in the Swisshotel in Buckhead/Atlanta when their kitchen caught fire. That was scary enough. This looks awful.

 

[Underachievers]

someone needs to call Paul Newman and Steve McQueen

Didn't that take place on New Years Eve also? Or was that the Poseidon Adventure?

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

Now that's a fire!

 

[whoknew]

Wow. That is crazy. The entire hotel is on fire.

 

[Fennis]

someone needs to call Paul Newman and Steve McQueen

Didn't that take place on New Years Eve also? Or was that the Poseidon Adventure?

Poseidon Adventure was definitely NYE. I don't recall if The Towering Inferno took place on NYE or any important day.

 

[EYLive]

 

[Bucky86]

Hopefully everyone was able to make it out in time....that things not slowing down.

 

[jamny]

So it's not midnight there yet? Were there reports of fireworks going off prematurely?

 

[Ramblin Wreck]

Holy crap that fire is crazy. How close is that skyscraper to the hotel that's on fire?

 

[NutterButter]

I think they have it contained

 

[Swing 51]

Has IS claimed credit yet?

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

Has IS claimed credit yet?

Iron Shiek?

 

[whoknew]

Is that thing at risk of collapsing?

 

[joffer]

yikes

 

[rick6668]

Woah. Crazy video.

 

[Ramblin Wreck]

Is that thing at risk of collapsing?

I was just thinking that. How can it not collapse? Looks like someone is shooting flames from the basement 1000 feet in the air right through center of the building.

 

[Ramblin Wreck]

I'm only watching a video without sound. Have they mentioned anything about number of people in that building?

 

[Apple Jack]

"no fatalities" and the fireworks will go on as planned.

how could they have any idea whether there were any fatalities yet?

 

[jamny]

"no fatalities" and the fireworks will go on as planned.

how could they have any idea whether there were any fatalities yet?

Heard that too. I'm sure that was from a little earlier. No way they're saying that now.

I can't see them putting that thing out.

 

[Copeman]

I'm seeing reports that the inside isn't on fire. How could that be? Just the outside is on fire? Doesn't make sense.

 

[Billy Bats]

Continuing with fireworks and a party while a towering inferno is happening doesn't sound like a great idea.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

Continuing with fireworks and a party while a towering inferno is happening doesn't sound like a great idea.

The Titanic passengers could relate.

 

[Billy Bats]

Continuing with fireworks and a party while a towering inferno is happening doesn't sound like a great idea.

The Titanic passengers could relate.

Grand finale is the building collapsing? Maybe it's part of the show! Those crazy Dubaians!

 

[E Street Brat]

Is that thing at risk of collapsing?

I was just thinking that. How can it not collapse? Looks like someone is shooting flames from the basement 1000 feet in the air right through center of the building.

Steel doesn't burn and collapse.

:tinfoil:

 

[Billy Bats]

Authorities say it's 90% contained.

https://mobile.twitter.com/Reuters/status/682641921215447040/photo/1

With that accompanying photo, might as well declare it extinguished, even no fire ever happened.

 

[bagger]

Authorities say it's 90% contained.

https://mobile.twitter.com/Reuters/status/682641921215447040/photo/1

With that accompanying photo, might as well declare it extinguished, even no fire ever happened.

maybe contained means already burnt to ground.

 

[Swing 51]

Explosions being reported now

 

[Swing 51]

Almost midnight in Dubai!

 

[cstu]

I see the '9/11 was an inside job' comments have started.

 

[Mors Venit]

This isnt going to look good on top of all the worker deaths as they prepare for the world cup

 

[Yo Mama]

Crazy side by side footage on CNN of fireworks display next to the burning building.

 

[jamny]

Pretty impressive that it looks to be under control and they even did the New Years celebration. Must have been bizarre for those that were there.

 

[CBusAlex]

This isnt going to look good on top of all the worker deaths as they prepare for the world cup

I still don't know why they gave the World Cup to Agrabah in the first place. What was Obama thinking?

 

[Swing 51]

This isnt going to look good on top of all the worker deaths as they prepare for the world cup

You're thinking of Qatar not Dubai/the UAE.

 

[Mors Venit]

This isnt going to look good on top of all the worker deaths as they prepare for the world cup

I still don't know why they gave the World Cup to Agrabah in the first place. What was Obama thinking?

I thought it was sep bladder

 

[Mors Venit]

This isnt going to look good on top of all the worker deaths as they prepare for the world cup

You're thinking of Qatar not Dubai/the UAE.

Whats the difference?

 

[ClownCausedChaos2]

This isnt going to look good on top of all the worker deaths as they prepare for the world cup

You're thinking of Qatar not Dubai/the UAE.

Whats the difference?

Geography.