Late-night fire engulfs two towers in Ajman - in pictures

Two officials watch as a fire spreads up the side of a high-rise building in Ajman. Five are believed to have suffered minor burns. Kamran Jebreili / AP

Displaced residents gather outside after a fire broke out in residential buildings in the Sowan area at about 9pm. Ali Haider / EPA

Debris falls from a high-rise building as a fire spreads up the side of the building in Ajman. Kamran Jebreili / AP

Members of the Civil Defence work to extinguish a fire at residential buildings in the Sowan area of Ajman. Ali Haider / EPA

Members of the Civil Defence work to extinguish a fire at residential buildings in the Sowan area of Ajman. Ali Haider / EPA

The fire occurred in the recently completed Dh2.7 billion Ajman One development, a cluster of 12 residential buildings. Ali Haider / EPA

Fire and smoke billow from a high-rise building in Ajman. Five are believed to have suffered minor burns. Kamran Jebreili / AP

The streets below the building were littered with charred and warped aluminium panels which were part of the facade of the building.. Antonie Robertson / The National

The Ajman tower. Antonie Robertson / The National

Crews continue to douse the fire the next morning. Antonie Robertson / The National

A close up of the damaged tower in Ajman. Antonie Robertson / The National

Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman, tours the site of the blaze. WAM

A large fire engulfed a residential tower near the Ajman Corniche on Monday night. Civil Defence teams from Sharjah and Ajman responded to the incident in the Sowan area at about 9pm.