The 190-metre tower is among the tallest buildings in Sharjah, one of the seven sheikhdoms that makes up the UAE.The fire started around 9:00pm, just after those fasting for the holy month of Ramadan had finished their nightly meals.At least seven people suffered minor injuries in the blaze, the government-run Sharjah Media Office said on Twitter.Authorities gave no cause for the blaze, which smouldered into early Wednesday morning. "Another Indian tenant, Ajay Prabhu, returned to his home home on Wednesday to find nothing but rubble.

"We are just waiting in the street and seeing what's going to happen. Sharjah Tower Fire Latest Updates:: A massive fire on late Tuesday was reported at a residential building in Al Nahda, Sharjah.

The 48-storey Abbco Tower in Sharjah, near Dubai, caught on fire late on Tuesday The 190-metre tower is among the tallest buildings in Sharjah, one of the seven sheikhdoms that makes up the UAE No casualties were reported.Director-General of Sharjah Civil Defence Colonel Sami Al Naqbi said the department was alerted about the fire at about 9.00 pm and it was brought under control by 11.55 pm.Naqbi lauded the firefighters for saving all lives and for evacuating nearby buildings to stop suffocation. "The UAE, including skyscraper-studded Dubai, has suffered a spate of fires in its high-rises in recent years. © Copyright Network18 Media and Investments Ltd 2020. Not the Reserve Bank governorGeoffrey Adams murder trial hears statement from wife's former boyfriendWhat are the key points from the Victorian Premier's latest press conference? The decision to assess the Ruby Princess as "low risk" for coronavirus was "as inexplicable as it is unjustifiable", a report has found.Flames have been observed shooting up the sides of an apartment tower in the United Arab Emirates city of Sharjah after it caught on fire just as residents were finishing their nightly Ramadan feast.The blaze at the 48-storey Abbco Tower in Sharjah, a city-state neighbouring Dubai, caused flaming debris to shower neighbouring parking lots and left metal siding littered on surrounding streets late on Tuesday. My brother and I went down the staircase, with just our phones. Sharjah fire LIVE updates: A massive fire was reported at a residential building in Al Nahda in Sharjah late on Tuesday. Fire crews managed to save the building near the Sharjah-Dubai border in three hours but it appeared to have suffered massive damage. ( All rights reserved. A high-rise tower caught fire Tuesday in the United Arab Emirates and authorities said it wasn't immediately clear what caused the blaze.

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"They took our names so that they can see what they can do for us and help us because now we are out and we have no idea what we are going to do," he said. Cause of Ajman fire expected to be released this week. Firefighters used a ladder truck to spray water into the building, whose cement-block walls stood charred and exposed after the fire.Syrian Fadlallah Hassoun, who had just finished his day's meal in his apartment in the tower, told The Associated Press he initially dismissed the fire alarm as a test. Staff on coronavirus frontline overjoyed Melbourne relaxing parking restrictionsAuckland to remain under coronavirus restrictions for 12 more days

A high-rise tower caught fire Tuesday in the United Arab Emirates and authorities said it wasn't immediately clear what caused the blaze. The cause of the fire is being investigated and total damages being estimated.The fire damaged cars in the parking area as burning debris fell from the tower and strong winds spread the flame, the Gulf News reported.Over 250 families were evacuated from the building, which has 36 residential floors and 20 levels of car parking.Each floor has 12 apartments, the Gulf News reported, adding rents for studio apartments is around 18,000 Dirhams yearly and around 30,000 Dirhams for one-bedroom apartments.Speaking to the newspaper, an Indian tenant from the building's 17th floor, Nelson Machado said, "There was smoke rising from the floor. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)A massive fire has destroyed one of Sharjah's tallest buildings, leaving hundreds, including Indians, homeless though no casualties were reported, according to media reports on Wednesday.The fire started in the 49-storey Abbco Tower's 10th floor on Tuesday night, the Khaleej Times reported. A fire burns on the side of a high-rise building in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, May 5, 2020.