{"id":62042,"date":"2015-12-31T12:57:42","date_gmt":"2015-12-31T17:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=62042"},"modified":"2015-12-31T15:38:30","modified_gmt":"2015-12-31T20:38:30","slug":"large-fire-breaks-out-near-dubais-new-years-fireworks-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/large-fire-breaks-out-near-dubais-new-years-fireworks-display\/","title":{"rendered":"Large Fire Breaks Out Near Dubai’s New Year’s Fireworks Display"},"content":{"rendered":"

A large fire broke out in a luxurious five star hotel\u00a0near Dubai\u2019s massive New Year\u2019s Eve fireworks display.<\/p>\n

It is\u00a0not immediately clear what caused the fire, which ran up at least 20 stories of the building near the Burj Khalifa, the world\u2019s tallest skyscraper.<\/p>\n

Burning debris rained down from the building as firetrucks raced to the scene.<\/p>\n

14 injuries were reported, the victims are in moderate condition. 1 person died from a heart attack during the chaos, Dubai media reported.<\/p>\n

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As the fire was raging, the city went on with the fireworks display at the stroke of midnight as the skyscraper burned nearby.<\/p>\n

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The Address Downtown Dubai Hotel, is a 5-star hotel is 302 meters tall and is located not far from the New Year’s Eve fireworks display.<\/p>\n

Burning debris rained down from the building as firetrucks raced to the scene.<\/p>\n

The show was to begin at the Burj Khalifa, which organizers said was fitted with 400,000 LED lights. They said 1.6 tons of fireworks would be used in the display.<\/p>\n

One of the tallest, most ornate skyscrapers in a city known for them is currently the scene of a raging fire after New Year’s Eve fireworks reportedly had ignited a hotel fire in Dubai.<\/p>\n

Completed in 2008 with a massive tower, the hotel is the sixth tallest building in Dubai and Top 50 in the world.<\/p>\n

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