Fire engulfs apartment high-rise in United Arab Emirates
A fire engulfed an apartment high-rise in the United Arab Emirates city of Ajman, sending flames up the height of the building in a scene eerily reminiscent of a similar fire from just a few months ago.
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Monday's fire struck one of the 12 buildings of the Ajman One complex in Ajman, a city about 25 miles northeast of Dubai.
Reports indicate that the building was fully evacuated, but police have not reported on any casualties yet as rescue operations continue.
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It's the third high-rise fire the UAE has seen in a little over a year. On Dec. 31, 2015, a fire broke out at Dubai's 63-story Address Hotel shortly before a New Year's Eve fireworks spectacular was to take place. More than a dozen people were injured in that blaze.
And in February 2015, a blaze swept through Dubai's 86-story Torch Tower, injuring four people.
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Marcus Gilmer is Mashable's Assistant Real-Times News Editor on the West Coast, reporting on breaking news from his location in San Francisco. An Alabama native, Marcus earned his BA from Birmingham-Southern College and his MFA in Communications from the University of New Orleans. Marcus has previously worked for Chicagoist, The A.V. Club, the Chicago Sun-Times and the San Francisco Chronicle.
