tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post116912558055325626..comments2024-03-27T15:47:17.599+04:00Comments on UAE Community Blog: Dubai skyscraper fire updatesecretdubaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13115610824191031176noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1169281752744903722007-01-20T12:29:00.000+04:002007-01-20T12:29:00.000+04:00looks like an accident, probably caused by lighten...looks like an accident, probably caused by lightening...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1169261271388932742007-01-20T06:47:00.000+04:002007-01-20T06:47:00.000+04:00Gulf News has down a decent job of utilizing citiz...Gulf News has down a decent job of utilizing citizen photographers here: <A>http://archive.gulfnews.com/nation/General/10097714.html</A><BR/><BR/>The msm is learning.John B. Chiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18208312356775869565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1169230511079869002007-01-19T22:15:00.000+04:002007-01-19T22:15:00.000+04:00It could have been a LOT, LOT worse--Brazil Constr...It could have been a LOT, LOT worse--<A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRec1qYWD5A" REL="nofollow">Brazil Construction Fire</A>.B.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03604898558343997616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1169228628201564022007-01-19T21:43:00.000+04:002007-01-19T21:43:00.000+04:00Actually anonymous this doesnt say anything.Fire c...Actually anonymous this doesnt say anything.<BR/><BR/>Fire can happen anywhere anytime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1169210392391913912007-01-19T16:39:00.000+04:002007-01-19T16:39:00.000+04:00And today there were ambulances/police cars and a ...And today there were ambulances/police cars and a huge crowd of labourers etc on the new flyover being built between Festival City and Nad Al Hamar. Wonder what happened.CGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06194935687178818143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1169204066484764812007-01-19T14:54:00.000+04:002007-01-19T14:54:00.000+04:00Regarding the Saba tower details I posted above, I...Regarding the Saba tower details I posted above, I was mistaken. It was in fact the Fortune tower. My info was from Skyscrapercity.com where due to the similar appearance of the two buildings, someone else had also got it wrong.B.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03604898558343997616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1169156002580294142007-01-19T01:33:00.000+04:002007-01-19T01:33:00.000+04:00This should mean one thing, STOP THE PRESSURE AND ...This should mean one thing, STOP THE PRESSURE AND SLOW DOWN DUBAI!!! We really dont want to reach the moon no time soon..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1169148518273102572007-01-18T23:28:00.000+04:002007-01-18T23:28:00.000+04:00I have a hunch it was a short-circuit that caused ...I have a hunch it was a short-circuit that caused this.Kiwi Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09600153863798780606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1169135691097404902007-01-18T19:54:00.000+04:002007-01-18T19:54:00.000+04:00Saw film of the story on Al Jazeera English at abo...Saw film of the story on Al Jazeera English at about 6:30 this evening.<BR/><BR/>I came here hoping for more details. These are the kinds of stories the web can sometimes cover better than the mainstream media.John B. Chiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18208312356775869565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1169134479884463002007-01-18T19:34:00.000+04:002007-01-18T19:34:00.000+04:00One thing seems clear - they're not going to be ab...One thing seems clear - they're not going to be able to do their usual knock-a-zero-off-the-death-toll, given it hit the international media so quickly.<BR/><BR/>Reuters is claiming "at least four dead" and 39 injured - bear in mind the wires are usually under pressure to err on the conservative side until full facts are officially confirmed. More <A HREF="http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L1880556.htm" REL="nofollow"><B>here</B></A>.<BR/><BR/>Those poor men.secretdubaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13115610824191031176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1169133429463536852007-01-18T19:17:00.000+04:002007-01-18T19:17:00.000+04:00I don't want to give out any numbers but it ain't ...I don't want to give out any numbers but it ain't pretty :( We've all been on standby and there aren't enough resuscitation rooms at the Trauma Center to house the victims. They're being brought to Dubai Hospital now; although, I haven't had a patient in almost an hour. I hope it's ended.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1169130574951297032007-01-18T18:29:00.000+04:002007-01-18T18:29:00.000+04:00The developer is Saba Real Estate of Saba Group. T...The developer is Saba Real Estate of Saba Group. Their website is <A HREF="http://www.saba-re.com/" REL="nofollow">www.saba-re.com</A>.B.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03604898558343997616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1169129373583580482007-01-18T18:09:00.000+04:002007-01-18T18:09:00.000+04:00It is Saba Tower 2 of Saba Twin Towers in the JLT ...It is Saba Tower 2 of Saba Twin Towers in the JLT development.B.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03604898558343997616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1169127771739307572007-01-18T17:42:00.000+04:002007-01-18T17:42:00.000+04:00Anyone know the name of the building, the contract...Anyone know the name of the building, the contractor ?<BR/><BR/>For some reason GN and others fail to mention the name of the building...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1169127417139237482007-01-18T17:36:00.000+04:002007-01-18T17:36:00.000+04:00links and pix , anyone... No one in the media city...links and pix , anyone... <BR/>No one in the media city has a camera?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1169126874497101742007-01-18T17:27:00.000+04:002007-01-18T17:27:00.000+04:00Oh God...I was having lunch at SZR and I heard so ...Oh God...<BR/><BR/>I was having lunch at SZR and I heard so many ambulances pass. More attention to the sprouting buildings now.flaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10608444097834518404noreply@blogger.com