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January 19, 2007

Dubai apartment tower burns, injuring dozens

  • 37-story building was under construction as fire broke out.

    • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A high-rise apartment building under construction caught fire Thursday, injuring up to 25 workers and trapping others in thick smoke as rescue crews scrambled to reach them.

    Two witnesses said they saw a man fall from one of the 37-story building's upper floors, but police and fire officials refused to comment. Hospital officials said three laborers were in serious condition.


     
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