Fire breaks out at residential skyscraper in UAE (video)

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Sharjah Civil Defence teams averted a major disaster due to their quick response after a massive fire erupted at a residential tower in Al Nahda in Sharjah late on Tuesday.

The fire was brought under control two hours after civil defence received the first fire alert. Personnel from Mina and Al Nahda fire stations attended the scene, while the Sharjah Police Air Wing was also called into action.

Of the 12 people who were injured, five were rushed to hospital with smoke inhilation and seven were treated at the scene.