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Dubai Police cordoned off the area so recovery work could take place and debris cleared from the streets below. Photo: Chetan Fernandes
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The charred facade of the residential tower that caught fire in Downtown Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
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Fire damage at the high-rise on Monday morning after a blaze broke out overnight. Pawan Singh / The National
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The tower is situated to the right of Burj Khalifa. AP
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The residential tower is part of the 8 Boulevard Walk complex. Pawan Singh / The National
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The blaze was extinguished shortly before dawn. Pawan Singh / The National
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Police and Civil Defence personnel at the site. Pawan Singh / The National
Footage of the building on fire in the early hours of the morning. Supplied
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Witnesses said the fire broke out on one of the lower floors, possibly floor four, and then rapidly spread to the cladding. Photo: Chetan Fernandes
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Residents of the tower are still waiting to return home. Photo: Chetan Fernandes
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Dubai Police cordoned off the area so recovery work could take place and debris cleared from the streets below. Photo: Chetan Fernandes
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The charred facade of the residential tower that caught fire in Downtown Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
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Fire damage at the high-rise on Monday morning after a blaze broke out overnight. Pawan Singh / The National
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The tower is situated to the right of Burj Khalifa. AP
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The residential tower is part of the 8 Boulevard Walk complex. Pawan Singh / The National
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The blaze was extinguished shortly before dawn. Pawan Singh / The National
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Police and Civil Defence personnel at the site. Pawan Singh / The National
Footage of the building on fire in the early hours of the morning. Supplied
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Witnesses said the fire broke out on one of the lower floors, possibly floor four, and then rapidly spread to the cladding. Photo: Chetan Fernandes
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Residents of the tower are still waiting to return home. Photo: Chetan Fernandes
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Dubai Police cordoned off the area so recovery work could take place and debris cleared from the streets below. Photo: Chetan Fernandes
Dubai fire: crews tackle major blaze at Downtown high-rise
Emergency services extinguish blaze by dawn, leaving large part of facade charred
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