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Firefighters tackle blaze at Dubai construction site

Firefighters were on Sunday called to a blaze at a Dubai construction site, in the latest of a string of fires at high-rise blocks in the UAE.

The fire at Emaar’s Fountain Views towers development was brought under control, the official Dubai Media Office said via Twitter.

Four people who were trapped in the building were rescued by Civil Defence and police, The National newspaper reported.

“Dubai Civil Defence brings under control fire that broke out in under-construction Fountain Views Towers in Downtown,” the Dubai Media Office said in a tweet.

The “fire at Fountain Views towers has been brought under control; cooling operations are underway.”

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