DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — One of the world's tallest residential towers caught fire early Saturday in Dubai's Marina district, sending hundreds of residents pouring into the streets as flames raged several stories tall. No one was reported killed.
The fire broke out about 2 a.m. in the 86-story Torch tower on the northeast end of the densely populated waterfront district, which is packed with multi-story skyscrapers.
High winds from a sandstorm whipped through the area, fanning the flames, and debris from the blaze cluttered nearby streets.
Dubai's police chief, Maj. Gen. Khamis Mattar al-Muzeina, said in a statement that firefighters put out the blaze before it caused serious damage.
Several balconies were damaged, and a number of people who suffered minor injuries were treated by ambulance crews at the scene, he said.
The cause of the fire was not immediately clear. Investigators were examining the scene, but there are no indications of foul play, al-Muzeina said.
The Dubai blaze happened a day after a fire gutted a building on the outskirts of the Emirati capital, Abu Dhabi, killing 10 laborers who had been illegally living in a storage area inside. Eight people were injured in that fire.
