Huge fire engulfs Dubai skyscraper on New Year's Eve

4,772 views · Published 1 January 2016 · 1:40 · Indexed 30 October 2026

Channel: Al Jazeera English · 2016 · News & Politics

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A huge fire engulfed a Dubai skyscraper on Thursday just hours before New Year's celebrations, with a number of explosions heard in and around the building.

Al Jazeera's Gerald Tan reports.

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