The news from Dubai that the 5 Star Address Downtown Hotel was aflame made little difference to the planned New Year's Eve Fireworks display a short distance across town.

It was like some sort of tragic comedy watching the television networks switching between the Hotel fire and the Fireworks display.

How no one was killed in the fire is something miraculous. There were reports of people climbing over each other is a frenzied exodus down the stairs of the building.

Glad we don't have to depend on the type of fire service that was in operation in Dubai. Guess if one burns they'll just reach into their bottomless bucket of money and build a new one.

Wouldn't like to be caught in a fire upstairs in Dubai and counting on the local fire brigade to get me out. 

Still.....the crowd had a great time at the mega fireworks display, whilst the fire merrily burned on at the Address Hotel.

red baron wrote on Jan 3^rd, 2016 at 2:29pm:

The news from Dubai that the 5 Star Address Downtown Hotel was aflame made little difference to the planned Fireworks display a short distance across town. It was like some sort of tragic comedy watching the television networks switching between the Hotel fire and the Fireworks display. How no one was killed in the fire is something miraculous. There were reports of people climbing over each other is a frenzied exodus down the stairs of the building. Glad we don't have to depend on the type of fire service that was in operation in Dubai. Guess if one burns they'll just reach into their bottomless bucket of money and build a new one. Wouldn't like to be caught in a fire upstairs in Dubai and counting on the local fire brigade to get me out.  Still.....the crowd had a great time at the mega fireworks display, whilst the fire merrily burned on at the Address Hotel.

Red Baron doesn't have to fear being in Dubai. Its out of his reach financially.

Everybody got out alive, yet red baron still isn't happy.

Hi Pecc the fact that they all got out alive sure as tootin wasn't because of the great fire brigade they had on the go..Did they get them from Marx Bros. Productions?

red baron wrote on Jan 3^rd, 2016 at 3:52pm:

Hi Pecc the fact that they all got out alive sure as tootin wasn't because of the great fire brigade they had on the go..

Why is that?

Obviously you haven't been paying attention to the stories coming out of Dubai. ;)

red baron wrote on Jan 3^rd, 2016 at 4:03pm:

Obviously you haven't been paying attention to the stories coming out of Dubai. ;)

Stories?

How about some facts, red?

Perhaps you could provide a link - something to substantiate your claim bigotry.

The towering inferno appears to have ripped through the majority of the hotel.

It was not immediately clear what caused the fire, which ran up at least 20 stories of the building near the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest skyscraper.

Burning debris rained down from the building as firetrucks raced to the scene.

Early reports suggested there were no injuries.

A huge fireworks display kicked off at the Burj Khalifa as smoke poured from the nearby hotel.

‘There are no injuries, thank God … of course, it will not affect the celebration,’ Major General Rashed al-Matrushi, general director of the Dubai Civil Defence, told the live broadcast earlier this evening

Read more: http://metro.co.uk/2015/12/31/inferno-rips-through-dubai-skyscraper-hotel-5594757/#ixzz3w9u00x00


Yes thank God  the fire didn't interrupt the Main Game....The Fireworks.

What happens in Dubai, stays in Dubai

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red baron wrote on Jan 3^rd, 2016 at 4:08pm:

The towering inferno appears to have ripped through the majority of the hotel. It was not immediately clear what caused the fire, which ran up at least 20 stories of the building near the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest skyscraper. Burning debris rained down from the building as firetrucks raced to the scene. Early reports suggested there were no injuries. A huge fireworks display kicked off at the Burj Khalifa as smoke poured from the nearby hotel. ‘There are no injuries, thank God … of course, it will not affect the celebration,’ Major General Rashed al-Matrushi, general director of the Dubai Civil Defence, told the live broadcast earlier this evening Read more: http://metro.co.uk/2015/12/31/inferno-rips-through-dubai-skyscraper-hotel-5594757/#ixzz3w9u00x00 Yes thank God  the fire didn't interrupt the Main Game....The Fireworks. What happens in Dubai, stays in Dubai

White flag accepted.

Could you see Sydney fireworks going ahead if the Hilton hotel was ablaze from stem to stern?


Only in Dubai baby!

red baron wrote on Jan 3^rd, 2016 at 4:47pm:

Could you see Sydney fireworks going ahead if the Hilton hotel was ablaze from stem to stern?

Yes, I could. Without a shadow of a doubt.

Take away Australians' fireworks, and there would be a riot.

However, that's not what I'm discussing.

You are implying that the local fire department at Dubai was incompetent.

Why were they, exactly?

Allowing the fireworks to go ahead when there was every possibility of the fire spreading in a chain reaction happening across the city.

Negligence on a grand scale..they got away with it...unbelievable!!!!!

Talk about fiddling whilst ..Dubai burns!

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red baron wrote on Jan 3^rd, 2016 at 5:42pm:

Allowing the fireworks to go ahead when there was every possibility of the fire spreading in a chain reaction happening across the city. Negligence on a grand scale..they got away with it...unbelievable!!!!! Talk about fiddling whilst ..Dubai burns!

They all got out.

Nobody died.

What, exactly, did they get away with?

They got away with the distinct possibility of the whole damned joint going up. You really think that what happened in Dubai would be tolerated by any other  Fire Department in the civilised world. :D :D :D

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red baron wrote on Jan 3^rd, 2016 at 5:55pm:

They got away with the distinct possibility of the whole damned joint going up.

From the footage I saw, there wasn't much likelihood of that. The city isn't that high density (like NY, for example).

red baron wrote on Jan 3^rd, 2016 at 5:55pm:

They got away with the distinct possibility of the whole damned joint going up. You really think that what happened in Dubai would be tolerated by any other  Fire Department in the civilised world. :D :D :D

Everybody got out.

Nobody died.

So, let me get this straight: you're more concerned about the building - really?

Putting it into perspective, how many people were rescued by NYFD on 9/11.

It seems Dubai FD didn't do too badly. At least they got there.

Sun Tzu wrote on Jan 3^rd, 2016 at 6:46pm:

Putting it into perspective, how many people were rescued by NYFD on 9/11.

Zero?

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 3^rd, 2016 at 6:48pm:

Sun Tzu wrote on Jan 3rd, 2016 at 6:46pm: Putting it into perspective, how many people were rescued by NYFD on 9/11. Zero?

Wrong.

boxy wrote on Jan 3^rd, 2016 at 6:50pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 3rd, 2016 at 6:48pm: Sun Tzu wrote on Jan 3rd, 2016 at 6:46pm: Putting it into perspective, how many people were rescued by NYFD on 9/11. Zero? Wrong.

OK.

How many?

God knows. Probably thousands, if you count the automatic processes put in place to suppress fire, and evacuation plans they ensure are prepared for implementation.

BTW, the same is true in Dubai. It's a credit to planning, that the building didn't burn out completely, and especially that no one was killed.

boxy wrote on Jan 3^rd, 2016 at 6:56pm:

God knows. .

No, I don't.

That's why I asked you.

Oh. You're one of those. OK.

Thing about Dubai is like Las Vegas, it's not real, just an expensive wonderland for people with too much money.
I'm sure they all enjoyed the fire and the fireworks.