At least 12 people were wounded after a fire broke out in a residential tower in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday night, the UAE’s Interior Ministry has said.
Firefighters brought the fire under control in the 48-storey Abbco Tower in Sharjah’s Al Nahda area on Tuesday night, Sharjah’s government media office said.
Authorities gave no cause for the blaze, which smouldered into early Wednesday morning.
The blaze saw flaming debris shower neighbouring dusty parking lots and left metal siding littering surrounding streets.
Firefighters used a ladder truck to spray water into the building, while its cement-block walls stood charred and exposed after the fire.
Civil Defence teams brought the blaze under control after two hours and the high-rise building was evacuated.
