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Dubai New Year's fire: Witnesses tweet photos

Dubai New Year's fire: Witnesses tweet photos
Posted at 2:56 PM, Dec 31, 2015
and last updated 2015-12-31 15:36:29-05

As New Year's Eve celebrations were getting started in downtown Dubai, a fire suddenly engulfed a 991-foot tall hotel.

The Address Downtown Dubai hotel, located less than one mile from the world's tallest building, began burning as hordes of revelers were in the hotel and the street. Early reports indicated about 14 people had been injured in the fire.

Witnesses took photos of the blaze and shared them on social media. Below are several incredible images captured by people in the city for the holiday.

 

 

 

 

 

Clint Davis is a writer for the E.W. Scripps National Desk. Follow him on Twitter @MrClintDavis.