• Fire and emergency services officials work to put out a fire at the Al Ibrahimi restaurant building. Delores Johnson / The National
    Fire and emergency services officials work to put out a fire at the Al Ibrahimi restaurant building. Delores Johnson / The National
  • Residents in the centre of Abu Dhabi gather to watch the fire be put out. Delores Johnson / The National
    Residents in the centre of Abu Dhabi gather to watch the fire be put out. Delores Johnson / The National
  • Thick black smoke could be seen from a distance. Delores Johnson / The National
    Thick black smoke could be seen from a distance. Delores Johnson / The National
  • Four people - including a firefighter - were injured in the fire. Delores Johnson / The National
    Four people - including a firefighter - were injured in the fire. Delores Johnson / The National
  • Firefighting teams from the metropolitan, Al Falah and Al Bateen stations contained the fire within 10 minutes, Security Media said. Courtesy Security Media
    Firefighting teams from the metropolitan, Al Falah and Al Bateen stations contained the fire within 10 minutes, Security Media said. Courtesy Security Media

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In pictures: Blaze on Electra Street in Abu Dhabi

Julie Nicholson

August 07, 2014

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Four people were injured when fire broke out on the top floor of a 17-storey residential building in Madinat Zayed on Thursday afternoon.

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