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Wednesday 19 June 2013

Tower block evacuated by fire crews

Flames engulf a portion of Tamweel residential tower at Jumeirah Lakes Towers, in Dubai (AP)

Rescue crews in Dubai have evacuated a 34-story residential tower after a fire gutted portions of the building.

There was no immediate word on casualties.

The blaze charred the outside of the structure and sent grey smoke drifting over a major development known as Jumeirah Lakes Towers, a cluster of high-rise apartment buildings and shops on the southern edge of Dubai.

Civil defence officials did not give immediate details on the cause of the pre-dawn fire.

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