Huge fire at Dubai skyscraper

[Steak Snabler]

At the Address Hotel. May or may not have been caused by a New Year's eve fireworks display.



(P.S. — I wanted to use "Now that's a FIRE!" for the subject line, but seeing as how hundreds of people might be dead, I refrained).

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

If this were on 9/11 some here would be very, very happy.

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

Good luck to the firefighters.

 

[BTExpress]

Available to help if needed.

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

If this were on 9/11 some here would be very, very happy.

More miserable: TSP or ... Oh, nevermind. Dumb question.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Good luck to the firefighters.

Even the Muslim ones?

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

Even the Muslim ones?

Hating everyone won't make you happy.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Hating everyone won't make you happy.

It makes you happy. Or maybe miserable. But being a miserable person makes you happy.

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

Back on topic, there is likely no way this is not a disaster of epic proportions. Trying to rescue people in a skyscraper is next to impossible. Lots of people are going to die. Ugh.

 

[swingline]

That's the worst fire I've ever seen -- by far. If hundreds don't die, it will be a miracle. Holy ****, what a conflagration.

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

Just saw a headline that said the fireworks celebration would go on as planned. WTF?

 

[BDC99]

Fox News pretty much assuming it's a terrorist attack and say no reports of injuries or anyone trapped in hotel. I can't imagine everyone got out of there.

 

[poindexter]

That building *is* the fireworks.

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

Fox News pretty much assuming it's a terrorist attack and say no reports of injuries or anyone trapped in hotel. I can't imagine everyone got out of there.

As to your last point, the only way there are no fatalities is if no one was in the building.

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

That building *is* the fireworks.

Avant garde art project?

 

[BDC99]

As to your last point, the only way there are no fatalities is if no one was in the building.

That's what I would think.

 

[BDC99]

And to be fair, Fox News was discussing it in regard to the safety and wisdom of going on with the fireworks show. And they have a good point. But they were pushing the terror angle pretty hard. No way should that show go on.

 

[da man]

I've never seen anything like that -- a skyscraper engulfed in flames from bottom to top. I don't think even the Towering Inferno was that bad.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Selfie of the year just in time:

 

[BDC99]

90 percent contained CNN says. Umm, sure. And 14 minor injuries?