Dubai Hotel Fire

RobertKK · 31-12-2015 08:50PM

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Sky/CNN saying the fireworks display will still go ahead, talk about priorities??

They have about one million visitors for New Year's eve according to the news.
I guess they don't want to disappoint.

RobertKK · 31-12-2015 08:51PM

Another explosion, and fire definitely not under any sort of control.

RobertKK · 31-12-2015 08:52PM

Then another explosion...

leavingirl · 31-12-2015 08:52PM

wouldn't be surprised if there is something nefarious going on here.

Nodin · 31-12-2015 08:53PM

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Sky/CNN saying the fireworks display will still go ahead, talk about priorities??

There is always the possibility that its not as bad than it looks. Not that I'd remain anywhere near the fuckin thing.

Bubbaclaus · 31-12-2015 08:54PM

5 minutes until fireworks...

leavingirl · 31-12-2015 08:56PM

ok it's 11:56 there now. hotel in flames and we are waiting for the fireworks!

Saganist · 31-12-2015 09:01PM

No fireworks ?

BoJack Horseman · 31-12-2015 09:01PM

the hour has passed and no fireworks, yet?

leavingirl · 31-12-2015 09:02PM

we have fireworks.

Bubbaclaus · 31-12-2015 09:03PM

CNN are showing the fireworks and Sky News are showing the wrong building. Who's asleep in sky?

Richard Hillman · 31-12-2015 09:04PM

All the camera phones out for the fireworks, countdown 3,2,1...............Nothing :pac:

BoJack Horseman · 31-12-2015 09:05PM

Huge fireworks on the Kalifa & literally 500m in front of it another skyscraper is on fire..... surreal really

31-12-2015 09:07PM

BoJack Horseman wrote: »

Huge fireworks on the Kalifa & literally 500m in front of it another skyscraper is on fire..... surreal really

They have a split screen on Sky News, one with the fireworks and one with the building on fire...very surreal!

leavingirl · 31-12-2015 09:07PM

latest video from the scene of the skyscraper fire

https://youtu.be/5NNOrp_83RU

31-12-2015 09:08PM

Sky News were very confused by the delay on the Periscope stream they're using

ThisRegard · 31-12-2015 09:08PM

Clem H Fandango wrote: »

Someone get Steve McQueen on the blower.

Yes, I can hear you Clem Fandango, but I think your reference went over the head of most of the young pups on this forum, their loss to be too young too appreciate such a great film.

31-12-2015 09:10PM

Steve McQueen and Paul Newman were absolute divas on that movie.

BoJack Horseman · 31-12-2015 09:10PM

ThisRegard wrote: »

but I think your reference went over the head of most of the young pups on this forum, their loss to be too young too appreciate such a great film.

We've all seen the Great Escape buddy....

Bubbaclaus · 31-12-2015 09:10PM

Lia_lia wrote: »

They have a split screen on Sky News, one with the fireworks and one with the building on fire...very surreal!

At 12 for well over a minute they were showing a building with the countdown clock and nothing else while the fireworks were flying! They were even speculating that the main fireworks were not going ahead. Had to switch to CNN to see the fireworks.

BoJack Horseman · 31-12-2015 09:12PM

Bubbaclaus wrote: »

At 12 for well over a minute they were showing a building with the countdown clock and nothing else while the fireworks were flying! They were even speculating that the main fireworks were not going ahead. Had to switch to CNN to see the fireworks.

Fireworks now at the Burj Al Arab (where the countdown clock was)

Fox_In_Socks · 31-12-2015 09:13PM

Crazy stuff, that's really taken off from the pictures.

Bubbaclaus · 31-12-2015 09:13PM

BoJack Horseman wrote: »

Fireworks now at the Burj Al Arab (where the countdown clock was)

Yes they managed to have the cameras pointing at the correct building now. Took them long enough. They missed most of the main show.

ctrl-alt-delete · 31-12-2015 09:14PM

They have contained 90% of the fire.

That means one of 3 things, the video is lying, the officials are lying or I don't understand what a contained fire means.

Very surreal indeed.

Fox_In_Socks · 31-12-2015 09:14PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Steve McQueen and Paul Newman were absolute divas on that movie.

And then the shark finally kills Paul Daniels

RobertKK · 31-12-2015 09:14PM

A curtain on the 20th floor of the hotel is suspected of having caught fire and burning down the hotel.

AndyBoBandy · 31-12-2015 09:14PM

Sky News love a good disaster don't they?

I'd Imagine Kay Burley is Dubai bound as we speak, currently looking for the home address of some of the fire fighters involved, in the hope they'll be injured, so she can barge through the front door looking for comment/reaction!

RobertKK · 31-12-2015 09:17PM

ctrl-alt-delete wrote: »

They have contained 90% of the fire.

That means one of 3 things, the video is lying, the officials are lying or I don't understand what a contained fire means.

Very surreal indeed.

There was explosions after that though, but it never looked to be 90% under control.

Talk the building could collapse.

leavingirl · 31-12-2015 09:18PM

RobertKK wrote: »

There was explosions after that though, but it never looked to be 90% under control.

Talk the building could collapse.

who is talking about a collapse?

Stojkovic · 31-12-2015 09:18PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Steve McQueen and Paul Newman were absolute divas on that movie.

Both insisted on top billing.

Names appeared together, one higher on the right than the other lower on the left screen.

Dubai Hotel Fire

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