Fire under control at Dubai's Lamcy Plaza
Tall plumes of smoke could be seen coming from the roof of the mall.
Dubai Civil Defence has controlled the fire that broke out on the roof of Lamcy Plaza in Dubai.
An official from Dubai Civil Defence said that the fire started with the AC fans. He said that they received a call about the fire at 11:17am at the operation room. They immediately dispatched firefighters from various fire stations including Al Etihad, Al Karma and Port Saeed.
In several videos and photos sent to us by eye witnesses, tall plumes of smoke could be seen coming from the roof of the mall.
The site has been visited by the newly appointed Dubai police chief Major-General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri. He gave support to the fighters and police officers working on the site.
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The whole building was evacuated to the ensure the safety of the residents. The police officials cordoned off the area and roads were blocked as well. All the cars in the parking area of Lamcy Plaza were removed.
So far no causalities have been reported. More details are awaited.
Here are some visuals from the scene.
Close up video of the damage of the Lamcy Plaza fire in Dubai (Video by VM Sathish/KT) DETAILS: https://t.co/53fLrjclD1 pic.twitter.com/FJbuvVe2fW
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A view of the Lamcy Plaza fire showing the scale of the fire (Video by Mustafa Khan/KT) https://t.co/7E7Vzefaphpic.twitter.com/5l7xDs4i6f
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UPDATE: Dubai Civil Defence is already at Lamcy Plaza quelling the blaze. https://t.co/7E7Vzefaphpic.twitter.com/lyfuGjpAK0
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#BREAKING: Fire breaks out at Dubai's Lamcy Plaza. More details as it happens at https://t.co/RxxjdWkJW8pic.twitter.com/cK2YCkkIO6
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WATCH: Fire breaks out at Dubai's Lamcy Plaza https://t.co/7E7Vzefaph pic.twitter.com/7DvkwW4s4R
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