Fire crews tackled a blaze at an under-construction tower in Dubai Marina on Wednesday morning.
Police and Civil Defence were seen at The Residences, Al Habtoor Grand, and smoke from the fire was visible across Marina and JBR.
Dubai Civil Defence told The National they received an emergency call at 7.06am.
“Firefighters from Al Marsa fire station arrived within seven minutes at 7.13am. It was a moderate fire,” a representative said.
“Nobody was injured in the fire, and it was brought under control by 8.51am.”
A cooling process is under way, and the case will be handed over to the authority to investigate the circumstances behind the fire.
The 50-storey building is on the edge of the new Dubai Harbour. It is due to be completed in March 2027.
Fires tend to be more common in the hotter months, when dry and dusty conditions prevail, and a single spark can start a blaze that spreads rapidly.
Last April, five people died in Sharjah when a fire spread through a high-rise tower. The rapid population rise and construction boom have led to the development of new methods of fighting fires in residential towers, including the use of drones.
