Fire engulfs tower in the United Arab Emirates

Fire engulfed a 48-storey high-rise in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, sending flames shooting into the night sky.
Seven people were reportedly injured in the blaze at Abbco Tower in the city of Sharjah near Dubai. Authorities said it wasn’t immediately clear what caused the fire
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The United Arab Emirates, sometimes simply called the Emirates, is a sovereign state in Western Asia located at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It borders Oman and Saudi Arabia, and has maritime borders in the Persian Gulf with Qatar and Iran.

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