Sharjah is to replace hazardous cladding on buildings, with work starting this week. Such cladding was cited as the cause of a major blaze at Abbco Tower in the emirate in 2020. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Fire engulfs Sharjah's Abbco Tower - in pictures



Hundreds of tenants hurriedly left the 48-storey Abbco Tower in Sharjah on Tuesday evening as the building got engulfed in flames.

Firefighters worked through the night to douse the flames, and emergency services confirmed that seven people were treated for smoke inhalation.

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