New Year in Dubai fireworks on the background of a burning skyscraper – BBC Russian

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Image caption The building caught fire in two hours before the New Year

New Year in Dubai was marked by grandiose fire in the 63-storey hotel Address Downtown. According to the authorities, the reason to cancel the celebration, to see who came to two million people, is not.

The fire engulfed one of the sections of the skyscraper almost entirely, is not yet known.

According to the assurances of the authorities, the victims as a result there is no fire. One man suffered a heart attack, and about 60 were, reportedly minor injuries.

The hotel is clearly visible on one of the squares of the city. Social networks are filled with photos and videos from the event.

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Image caption Cause of the fire is unclear

In place of work firefighters trying to stop the further spread of the flame. It is reported that all were in a skyscraper people were evacuated.

The five-star 63-storey hotel “Lux” height of 300 meters is located next to the “Burj Khalifa” – the tallest building in the world.

Witnesses reported burning debris falling on the adjoining street and the neighboring building.

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Image caption Erected in 2008, this hotel Address Downtown Dubai has become one of the distinctive buildings that form the modern image of Dubai

The editor of BBC BBC to the Middle East Sebastian Usher says that New Year’s fireworks in the hotel “Burj Khalifa” is an extremely important event in Dubai, and the local authorities are trying to ensure that the tourists were taken out of the country pictures of fireworks, not fire.

One of the tourists, Michelle Duque, told BBC BBC: “Suddenly we saw a huge column of black smoke that rose between the tower” Khalifa “and the hotel. Flames were huge, and very quickly the whole hotel was in flames “.

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Image caption Many tourists were in the immediate vicinity of the fire

According to another tourist, the mass of people gathered outside the hotel “Burj Khalifa” in anticipation of the fireworks, have a direct witness a fire in a neighboring building.

The hotel is located near the site of a large-scale New Year’s fireworks, which is considered one of the most impressive in the world. The incident did not prevent the holding of festivities.

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Image caption According to the assurances of the authorities severely affected by the fire is not

According to some sources, the source of the fire was on the 20th floor.

On the eve of New Year holidays Dubai hotels are particularly popular with tourists from around the world.

According to estimates, see the New Year’s fireworks this year in Dubai arrived about two million people.