Fire in Dubai Building Kills 16, Wounds 9
DUBAI (Al Jazeera) – A fire has swept through an apartment building in an older neighborhood of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, killing at least 16 people and injuring nine, local media report.
The fire broke out on the fourth floor of the building in the al-Ras neighborhood.
The Dubai Civil Defence Force said preliminary investigations showed the fire was caused by “a lack of compliance with building safety and security requirements”, according to a statement quoted by The National, a UAE-based newspaper.