Dubai fire: Sixteen killed in blaze at Al Ras apartment building

Sixteen radical are dormant and 9 others injured aft a occurrence astatine a residential gathering successful Dubai. section media report.

The blaze happened successful the Al-Ras area, 1 of the oldest parts of Dubai. It is location to galore migrant workers and traders.

The occurrence broke retired of the 4th level of the 5 storey building, according to section media reports.

Dubai Civil Defence said it was caused by a deficiency of compliance with gathering information and information requirements.

Fire crews arrived connected the country astatine 12:41 section clip (9:41 GMT) connected Saturday.

The Al-Ras country is adjacent the city's golden and spice markets, which are fashionable tourer attractions.

Dubai Civil Defence told UAE paper The National that an probe into the deadly blaze was nether way.

It said it was important that "residential and commercialized gathering owners and residents" afloat comply "with information and information requirements and guidelines to debar accidents and support people's lives".

Among the dormant are 4 Indian and 3 Pakistani nationals, locl media say.

Salinga Gudu told The National that his member Gudu Saliyakoondu, a watchman from India's Tamil Nadu state, had died trying to prevention residents wrong of the building.

"I was truthful frightened due to the fact that that is the gathering my member works in. He went up to assistance and ne'er came backmost down," helium said.

No 1 has yet been arrested arsenic portion of the investigation.