Downtown Fire: Fountain Views Construction Site Has Crews On Site With No Casualties Reported
Dubai Police have tweeted that the fire in Downtown Dubai is now under control, with no casualties reported.
The fire broke out in the early hours of Sunday morning on the construction site of Fountain Views.
Dubai Police have advisers commuters to seek different routes to work this morning, due to roads in the area being closed.
Dubai Civil Defence brings under control fire that broke out in under-construction Fountain Views Towers in Downtown #Dubai pic.twitter.com/p7lqtfiGCH
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) April 2, 2017
The Dubai Media Office tweeted that the routes into Mohammed Bin Rashid Boulevard have been closed for safety reasons while the blaze is managed.
تم اغلاق الطرق المؤدية الى بوليفارد محمد من راشد تقاطع السينما وتحويل الشوارع الى الشارع العلوي
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) April 2, 2017
Interchange 7 leading to Burj Khalifa is closed and vehicles of employees have been redirected to Fashion Parking
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) April 2, 2017
The fire broke out in the early hours of Sunday, with one Lovin Dubai reader capturing this image at 6.15am
The cause of the fire is currently unknown.
