• The blaze broke out in one of the apartments at about 5pm, with Civil Defence crews on the scene within minutes.
    The blaze broke out in one of the apartments at about 5pm, with Civil Defence crews on the scene within minutes.
  • Dubai Civil Defence clean out the burned apartment building. Antonie Robertson / The National
    Dubai Civil Defence clean out the burned apartment building. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • An onlooker photographs Dubai Civil Defence as they douse the building.
    An onlooker photographs Dubai Civil Defence as they douse the building.
  • Civil Defence team work to clean the burnt apartment building in Deira.
    Civil Defence team work to clean the burnt apartment building in Deira.
  • There has been no official response from the Civil Defence as to the cause of the fire but police forensic work is ongoing at the scene.
    There has been no official response from the Civil Defence as to the cause of the fire but police forensic work is ongoing at the scene.
  • The remains of the Deira apartment building gutted by a fire on Monday night.
    The remains of the Deira apartment building gutted by a fire on Monday night.
  • Civil Defense work to clean out the apartment building in Deira.
    Civil Defense work to clean out the apartment building in Deira.
  • The fire was extinguished at about 3am but crews remained on the scene to continue the damping down of the building and cooling to guard against further outbreaks.
    The fire was extinguished at about 3am but crews remained on the scene to continue the damping down of the building and cooling to guard against further outbreaks.
  • Dubai Civil Defense douse the burnt Deira apartment building.
    Dubai Civil Defense douse the burnt Deira apartment building.

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Dubai Civil Defence crews continue work on building gutted by fire - in pictures

Rob Gurdebeke

November 24, 2015

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DUBAI// Recovery work was continues early on Tuesday morning following a devastating fire in Deira that caused extensive damage to apartments and offices on Salahuddin Road on Monday night. All photos: Antonie Robertson / The National

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