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Dubai probes cause after fire engulfs hotel
Published Fri, Jan 1, 2016 · 09:50 PM
Dubai
SMOKE was still rising from a 63-storey luxury hotel in Dubai on Friday as authorities worked to determine the cause of a spectacular fire that engulfed the building on New Year's Eve.
The huge blaze at The Address Downtown hotel erupted around 9.30pm (1730 GMT) on Thursday, sparking panic but no reports of serious injuries.
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