Dubai Civil Defence battled a major blaze that broke out on Sunday afternoon in a residential building in the Deira area.
Dozens of residents were led out of the four-storey building in Muraqqabat after the alarm was raised about at 3.20pm.
The fire is thought to have started in a flat on the first floor.
Firefighters from Port Saeed, Al Hemryia and Al Ras stations managed to bring the fire under control within 20 minutes.
Paramedics treated residents, including children, for smoke inhalation.
No serious injuries were reported.
Terror attacks in Paris, November 13, 2015
- At 9.16pm, three suicide attackers killed one person outside the Atade de France during a foootball match between France and Germany
- At 9.25pm, three attackers opened fire on restaurants and cafes over 20 minutes, killing 39 people
- Shortly after 9.40pm, three other attackers launched a three-hour raid on the Bataclan, in which 1,500 people had gathered to watch a rock concert. In total, 90 people were killed
- Salah Abdeslam, the only survivor of the terrorists, did not directly participate in the attacks, thought to be due to a technical glitch in his suicide vest
- He fled to Belgium and was involved in attacks on Brussels in March 2016. He is serving a life sentence in France
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