A fireplace in a residential constructing in Dubai killed 16 folks and injured 9 others within the rich Gulf emirate, native media reported.
The fireplace broke out at noon Saturday on the fourth ground of the constructing within the Al-Ras neighbourhood within the outdated a part of town.
The civil defence pressure, in a press release quoted by UAE media, stated that preliminary investigations confirmed the fireplace was attributable to “a lack of compliance with building safety and security requirements”.
Dubai, one of many seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates, has a inhabitants of round 3.3 million, of whom virtually 90 % are foreigners.
The nationality of the victims has not been revealed.
The metropolis has skilled spectacular fires prior to now, inflicting in depth harm however few casualties.
In 2017, the authorities introduced the adoption of stricter constructing laws to reduce the danger of fireside, attributed primarily to flammable supplies used within the exterior cladding of buildings. —Agence France-Presse
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
