![DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - MAY 28, 2018.
Aftermath of Zen tower fire.
The blaze forced more than 100 residents to flee the Dubai Marina tower and left the building badly damaged. It began in the kitchen of a business on the ground floor, investigators believe.
(Photo by Reem Mohammed/The National)
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The damage caused by a fire at Zen Tower in Dubai. The blaze forced more than 100 residents to flee their apartments. Reem Mohammed / The National
The damage caused by a fire at Zen Tower in Dubai. The blaze forced more than 100 residents to flee their apartments. Reem Mohammed / The National
Residents of Dubai tower left homeless by fire offered extended free accommodation
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