Dubai's Torch Tower catches fire -- again
By Steve Almasy and Alexander Felton, CNN
Updated 5:37 PM ET, Fri August 4, 2017
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/03/middleeas ... index.html
Dubai's Torch Tower skyscraper on fire - CNN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0ZDxACUioM
Third Dubai fire in days forces evacuation of hotel
August 7, 2017 / 2:16 AM / 5 hours ago
DUBAI (Reuters) - A small fire broke out a Dubai hotel on Monday, forcing guests and staff to leave, in the third such blaze in the United Arab Emirates tourism and trade hub in less than a week.
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The series of fires in tall buildings in the UAE has revived questions about the safety of cladding materials used in the Gulf region and beyond.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-duba ... AN0NP?il=0
Grenfell on RI:
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Grenfell tower survivors believe 'many more' people died than in current official death toll, Labour MP David Lammy says
Police say it will be difficult to determine the final number of victims, due to the nature of the blaze and the undocumented residents
Jon Stone Political Correspondent, Sunday 2 July 2017
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/po ... 19156.html
Grenfell Tower Fire Tragedy Sparks Safety Row
This story originally ran in Engineering News-Record on June 28, 2017.
http://www.enr.com/articles/42238-grenf ... safety-row
http://www.architecturalrecord.com/arti ... safety-row
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPCL3sNVBcM