A fire broke out in building in Dubai's Dubai Marina last night, affecting the upper floors of the building and causing a massive evacuation of the building's 3,820 residents.
The blaze on the 67-story Marina Pinnacle took a full six hours to extinguish with firefighters working tirelessly overnight to quell the flames, luckily without seeing any injuries or casualties with the cause yet to be determined.
Notably this is the second this time this building caches fire after a kitchen incident caused a similar blaze back in 2015.
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@bpthaber The fire at the Dubai Marina skyscraper (Tiger Tower/Marina Pinnacle) is not continuing. Dubai Civil Defence extinguished it within six hours, as reported on June 14, 2025. All 3,820 residents were safely evacuated with no injuries. Ongoing smoke is due to cooling operations, but the situation is fully managed.
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