All posts tagged "torch tower fire"
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ConstructionWorkers evacuated in Viceroy Dubai tower fire
Workers at the under-construction Viceroy Dubai Jumeirah Village tower had to be evacuated from the site following a major fire on Saturday...
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ConstructionMajor fire at Dubai Marina tower put out
A blaze at a 75-storey residential tower in Dubai Marina has been brought under control, with no injuries reported, officials said. Residents...
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ConsultantDubai fire safety still impacted by fallout from construction boom – expert
A leading fire safety expert has said that the major fires that have hit high-rise buildings in Dubai are a consequence of...
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PropertyDubai Torch fire: 81 of 676 apartments still uninhabitable
Oman Insurance Company, the insurer of the Torch Tower in Dubai, has said that 81 out of the 676 apartment units in...
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AnalysisDubai Torch fire: Were lessons from Tamweel incident heeded?
Fire safety was the subject of heated debate in Dubai in February, when a massive blaze engulfed the Torch Tower. Local and...
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Opinion
Dubai Torch blaze: Sounding the alarm on fire safety
The fire that swept through The Torch Tower in the early hours of a February morning was a stark reminder of how much...
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PropertyDubai property group offers free flats to Torch fire victims
A Dubai-based property group has offered free accommodation to the worst-hit residents of The Torch building, which was damaged in a dramatic...
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ConstructionDubai Torch fire: Façade materials called into question
Doubts have been raised over the quality of the façade material used in The Torch building in Dubai following a dramatic fire that...
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PropertyDubai Torch fire: 101 apartments still inaccessible, says insurer
As many as 101 apartments at The Torch building in Dubai are still inaccessible, the insurer said, after a fire ripped through the...
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PropertyDubai Torch fire-safety systems ‘worked as planned’
Fire-safety procedures functioned “as planned” during Saturday's blaze at The Torch building in Dubai, the developer said, amid claims by some residents that alarm systems did not...
