Seven injured, properties damaged as fire guts 48 storey building in Dubai (Video)

Onyxnews Nigeria has gathered that about seven people were injured after a fire broke out at a high-rise tower on Tuesday in the United Arab Emirates, UAE.

The 48-floor Abbco Tower in Sharjah was engulfed by fire around 7pm.

Firefighters and police were deployed to the scene of the fire to control the crowd while the tenants of the building and that of neighbouring ones have been evacuated.

According to reports, the UAE, including skyscraper-studded Dubai, has suffered a spate of fires in its high-rises in recent years.

Massive fire reported at Sharjah. Residents of the nearby buildings were immediately evacuated for their safety.The quick response by Sharjah Civil Defence teams averted a major disaster, authorities said. #sharjah#sharjahfire pic.twitter.com/0H51nLBCa0

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Investigation for cause of fire is still ongoing as authorities could not explain the immediate cause of the fire.

The people who sustained injuries were treated on the spot before they were taken to the hospital for medical treatment.

Meanwhile, the reason for the fire, according to some building and safety experts, the material used for the buildings’ sidings, called aluminum composite panel cladding.

While some types of cladding can be made with fire-resistant material, experts said those that have caught fire in the UAE and elsewhere were not designed to meet stricter safety standards and often were put onto buildings without any breaks to slow or halt a possible blaze.