A huge fire broke out in a residential tower in Sharjah’s in Nahda area on Tuesday evening, 5 May. The 48-storey tower where the fire broke out at is called Abcco Tower. Social media was abuzz with videos and pictures of the horrid incident. Firefighters managed to control the fire and no casualties were reported. However, seven people were treated for injuries at the site while five others were rushed to the hospital due to breathlessness.
#Sharjah Civil Defence firefighters are close to overpowering the blaze. But the tower seems badly damaged by the #fire https://t.co/8f4ND1H1z8 pic.twitter.com/EG07xsatoz
— Vicky Kapur (@vickykapur) May 5, 2020
The Sharjah Civil Defence arrived shortly after the incident broke out. Drones were used to monitor the situation. Thanks to the quick and efficient work of firefighters, the blaze was brought under control at 11.55pm.
More than 250 families were evacuated from the 48-storey building, which had 36 residential flats and 20 levels of car parking. Residents from the neighboring buildings were also evacuated immediately.
The whole tower is on fire ?#sharjah
DM if you need any social help pic.twitter.com/6hQSKznd5m— ?????? ?????? (@Raheel_Rajani) May 5, 2020
The fire also damaged a number of cars parked in the area. There have been no reports of the cause of the fire as yet.
Fire in #AlNadha #sharjah Massive Fire near Amrutha Resturant . Abbco Tower one of the tallest buildings around here, #BraveFireFighters …. #praying pic.twitter.com/DX1nYazAsT
— Alex Pavan – A Prototype to Win ! (@AlexPavan13) May 5, 2020