{"id":10208,"date":"2018-05-14T13:28:58","date_gmt":"2018-05-14T13:28:58","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2018-05-14T13:28:58","modified_gmt":"2018-05-14T13:28:58","slug":"tower-fires-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/feature\/opinion\/tower-fires-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"Tower Fires In Dubai Bring Out The Best In Residents"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu\">\n<div id=\"mpu\" class=\"c-adunit__container\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The shock of the fire that ripped through <a href=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/news\/dubai-marina-fire\">Zen\u00a0Tower in Dubai Marina yesterday shook the city.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was terrifying, with shocking footage showing flames engulfing the tower. Thankfully no one was injured, and the fire was quickly brought under control.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the latest in what feels like a string of tower fires in Dubai:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/news\/jlt-fire-dubai\">Almas Tower in JLT<\/a>\u00a0most recently\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/news\/tiger-tower-marina-fire\">Torch Tower has caught fire twice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/news\/tiger-tower-marina-fire\">Tiger Tower in Dubai Marina<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lovindubai.com\/news\/breaking-there-is-a-tower-on-fire-in-dubai-marina\" target=\"_blank\">Sulafa Tower in\u00a0Dubai Marina<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Probably most famously, The\u00a0Address Downtown which <a href=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/dubai\/latest-information-on-the-fire-at-the-address-downtown-dubai\">burned up on\u00a0New Years<\/a>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>No one was injured in any of these fires &#8211; which were all quickly extinguished by Dubai Civil Defence in lightning quick times.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also worth noting &#8211; these fires span over the course of more than two years, it&#8217;s hardly a string.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Dubai has a great reaction to a terrible circumstance<\/h3>\n<p>The Dubai Civil Defence has to be one of the most effective crews in the world &#8211; getting residents of towers safely evacuated every time, and extinguishing the fires within hours.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>And the residents\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>Yesterday, when news broke of Zen Tower, hundreds of people inundated our feeds and inboxes asking with how they could help.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Many offered their homes as refuge for displaced residents of the tower. Others asked how they could help donate clothing or wares. And more just offered their help, asking how they could be of use.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wyndham Dubai Marina Hotel jumped to action, <a href=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/community\/zen-tower-donations\">offering a place for residents to drop donations<\/a> (and free accommodation for residents of Zen Tower)\u00a0and residents came out in force.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It was similar to the hashtag that trended on <a href=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/dubai\/need-an-address\">New Year&#8217;s Eve for residents of The\u00a0Address<\/a>, a heartwarming story of a trending hashtag by Dubai residents opening their homes up to anyone needing a place.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Our hearts go out to those affected by these fires, but it&#8217;s so great to see people coming together in support &#8211; and I hope this good will continues.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to help donate goods to those affected by the fire at Zen\u00a0Tower, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/community\/zen-tower-donations\">read how to help here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Read:\u00a0<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/news\/dubai-fires-facts-released\">8 Facts About Dubai Fires Were Released Today And They May Shock You<\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/news\/dubai-fires-facts-released\"> <\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu_mid\">\n<div id=\"mpu_mid\" class=\"c-adunit__container\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The shock of the fire that ripped through Zen\u00a0Tower in Dubai Marina yesterday shook the city.\u00a0 It was terrifying, with shocking footage showing flames engulfing the tower. 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