It was sad to read Bangladeshi women who lost husbands in Mussaffah fire face bleak future (February 23).
It must be devastating for the dependents of the men who lost their lives. I hope they can come to terms with their situation. Losing a loved one is painful enough, but these women have lost the sole breadwinners of their families.
It is natural for them to worry about the future of their children now that their husbands have died.
I hope that the authorities can find a way to help these people get some compensation.
Fatima Suhail, Dubai
My heart aches for those who lost their lives. My condolences to their families.
I hope they can get some sort of compensation payment, even though it won’t come close to making up for the losses they have suffered.
Najla Al J, US
Torch residents were fortunate
I refer to Displaced residents make best of the situation (February 22), about the aftermath of the fire in The Torch in Dubai.
We live in The Torch. There have been a high number of false alarms, so we were fortunate that we could see the fire and actually evacuated.
It is amazing that nobody was injured. I have a friend who slept through the fire and was only evacuated afterwards.
However, I am concerned that it appears that the building’s cladding was not fire resistant. This should be standard under UAE law.
Irshad Valli, Dubai
Fire-safety education is important for all high-rise residents.
I would like to read an article detailing the safety features that are built into high-rise apartment buildings. Kelly Kaufmann, US
I think all multiple residential buildings should have random checks from the authorities.
I have seen countless breaches of fire-safety rules.
These include false alarms, locked or blocked fire doors, fire escape lighting not working, obstructions on stairs and sprinkler systems covered in tape.
Let’s also not forget the lit cigarette butts that are often thrown over balconies, and the barbecues that are held on those balconies.
We can't avoid fires entirely but we can all take ownership and do our best to prevent them. Lisa Justice, Dubai
We are always honest in public
I saw the online video of the man who dropped his wallet in Dubai 45 times, and it was always returned to him (Dubai's perfect show of honesty, February 22).
This test doesn’t really prove anything. It just shows that when you drop your wallet in public, chances are that it will be returned because nobody wants to be seen taking someone’s else’s wallet.
My wallet was stolen at the gym.
Yannis Paravalos, Dubai
UAE helped fund cyclone shelters
In regard to Australia battered by cyclones (February 22), I thought your readers should be aware that the cyclone shelter that was used to provide safety for 700 people in the town of Yeppoon was built and funded jointly by the UAE and the Queensland government.
The initiative by the UAE government in 2011 to build 10 cyclone shelters followed a previous disaster of flooding and cyclones that affected Queensland including its capital, Brisbane.
Abu Dhabi is twinned with Brisbane.
Name withheld by request
Death of the CD not exaggerated
It pains me, but I think you're right that the CD is dead (Discs are slipping, February 23).
That is certainly the case if the Linn product line is anything to go by. Their LP-12 turntable has been going for decades and is still widely regarded as being one of the best in the world.
Linn stopped making CD players in 2009, having only started in 1993. If they can’t get it right, who can?
Ben Adamson, Dubai
CDs are dead. Vinyl made a comeback due to its superior sound. CDs were about convenience and easy recordability.
Chris Reid, Dubai
