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Dubai's Fireworks more important than Hotel fire
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 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.

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Re: Dubai's Fireworks more inmportant than Hotel fire
Reply #1 - Jan 3^rd, 2016 at 2:40pm

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.

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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 150630 Gender:	Re: Dubai's Fireworks more inmportant than Hotel fire Reply #2 - Jan 3^rd, 2016 at 2:41pm Everybody got out alive, yet red baron still isn't happy.
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red baron Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 10204 Blue Mountains Gender:	Re: Dubai's Fireworks more important than Hotel fire Reply #3 - 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..Did they get them from Marx Bros. Productions?
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 150630 Gender:	Re: Dubai's Fireworks more important than Hotel fire Reply #4 - Jan 3^rd, 2016 at 3:54pm 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?
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red baron Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 10204 Blue Mountains Gender:	Re: Dubai's Fireworks more important than Hotel fire Reply #5 - Jan 3^rd, 2016 at 4:03pm Obviously you haven't been paying attention to the stories coming out of Dubai.
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 150630 Gender:	Re: Dubai's Fireworks more important than Hotel fire Reply #6 - Jan 3^rd, 2016 at 4:06pm 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.
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Re: Dubai's Fireworks more important than Hotel fire
Reply #7 - 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

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Re: Dubai's Fireworks more important than Hotel fire
Reply #8 - Jan 3^rd, 2016 at 4:30pm

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.

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red baron Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 10204 Blue Mountains Gender:	Re: Dubai's Fireworks more important than Hotel fire Reply #9 - Jan 3^rd, 2016 at 4:47pm Could you see Sydney fireworks going ahead if the Hilton hotel was ablaze from stem to stern? Only in Dubai baby!
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Re: Dubai's Fireworks more important than Hotel fire
Reply #10 - Jan 3^rd, 2016 at 4:49pm

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?

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red baron Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 10204 Blue Mountains Gender:	Re: Dubai's Fireworks more important than Hotel fire Reply #11 - 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!
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Re: Dubai's Fireworks more important than Hotel fire
Reply #12 - Jan 3^rd, 2016 at 5:44pm

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?

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red baron Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 10204 Blue Mountains Gender:	Re: Dubai's Fireworks more important than Hotel fire Reply #13 - 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.
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boxy Senior Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 400 Gender:	Re: Dubai's Fireworks more important than Hotel fire Reply #14 - Jan 3^rd, 2016 at 6:12pm 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).
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