• Preliminary reports state that a discarded cigarette butt may have started the fire.
    Preliminary reports state that a discarded cigarette butt may have started the fire.
  • Firefighters from Sharjah and Dubai arrived on the scene and battled the blaze for two hours.
    Firefighters from Sharjah and Dubai arrived on the scene and battled the blaze for two hours.
  • All workers on the site had been safely evacuated when the blaze began on Monday evening.
    All workers on the site had been safely evacuated when the blaze began on Monday evening.

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In pictures: Fire guts building in Sharjah

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