• Fire engulfs Abdul Naser building, a 32-storey residential tower, on King Faisal Street in Sharjah on Thursday. AFP
    Fire engulfs Abdul Naser building, a 32-storey residential tower, on King Faisal Street in Sharjah on Thursday. AFP
  • Residents were forced to flee their homes on Thursday after flames were seen spreading up outside their 32-floor tower block. Thaer Zriqat/The National
    Residents were forced to flee their homes on Thursday after flames were seen spreading up outside their 32-floor tower block. Thaer Zriqat/The National
  • Plumes of black smoke could be seen pouring from the Abdul Naser building in King Faisal Road, Sharjah, from miles around. Thaer Zriqat/The National
    Plumes of black smoke could be seen pouring from the Abdul Naser building in King Faisal Road, Sharjah, from miles around. Thaer Zriqat/The National
  • Civil defence, ambulances and police were called to the fire at 1.37pm and rescue workers immediately began to evacuate the burning building. AP Photo
    Civil defence, ambulances and police were called to the fire at 1.37pm and rescue workers immediately began to evacuate the burning building. AP Photo
  • Rescue workers help the injured. AP Photo
    Rescue workers help the injured. AP Photo
  • No one was badly injured in the blaze but some people were treated for panic attacks and breathing difficulties. AP Photo
    No one was badly injured in the blaze but some people were treated for panic attacks and breathing difficulties. AP Photo
  • It is believed that 19 people were treated for smoke inhalation and 200 families were left homeless and are being cared for by Emirates Red Crescent. Courtesy Sharjah Civil Defence
    It is believed that 19 people were treated for smoke inhalation and 200 families were left homeless and are being cared for by Emirates Red Crescent. Courtesy Sharjah Civil Defence
  • Residents were forced to flee their homes on Thursday after flames were seen spreading up outside their 32-floor tower block. Courtesy Sharjah Civil Defence
    Residents were forced to flee their homes on Thursday after flames were seen spreading up outside their 32-floor tower block. Courtesy Sharjah Civil Defence

Fire at high rise residential tower in Sharjah City Centre


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SHARJAH // Residents were forced to flee their homes on Thursday after flames were seen spreading up the outside of their 32-storey tower block.
Plumes of black smoke could be seen pouring from the Abdul Naser building in King Faisal Road, Sharjah, from miles around.
Civil defence, ambulances and police were called to the fire at 1.37pm and rescue workers immediately began to evacuate the building.
No one was badly injured in the blaze but some people were treated for panic attacks and breathing difficulties.
Egyptian Ahmad Sami, who lives on the 19th floor, said he went outside after smelling smoke and saw the flames.
He shouted to his family that they should leave their flat. "I grabbed my daughter and left the apartment with my wife."
Saleh Al Abed was among the tenants who rushed down the stairs to escape the fire. "I told my mother and she took my twin sisters and left the apartment," the 14-year-old said.
Marwa Ahmad was in shock as she waited for civil defence officials to give the all-clear for tenants to return to their homes.
"It was terrible," she said. "There was smoke everywhere."
Eyad Al Teimary, a Palestinian who lives on the 20th floor, said he rushed home after hearing of the fire. "My wife was evacuated from the building."
A spokesman for Sharjah Civil Defence said crews from Saja, Humeriah and Muweileh, with support from Ajman and Dubai Civil Defence and Sharjah Municipality, tackled the fire.
"There were many cases of residents that had shortness of breath. Emergency crews offered assistance to residents."
Nineteen people were treated for breathing difficulties, while 200 families were left homeless and were being cared for by Emirates Red Crescent.
tzriqat@thenational.ae

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