Firefighters battle huge blaze at Ajman tower near Dubai

Ajman, (IINA) - A high-rise residential tower caught fire in Ajman, UAE, late Monday and was evacuated with no casualties recorded, news agencies reported.
Police cordoned off the streets around the building as firefighters battled to control the blaze. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
Burning debris could be seen raining down in videos posted on social media. One user said on Twitter: “The air here reeks of burning plastic. Flames are roaring up the roadside frontage of the Ajman One Tower”.
Building and safety experts have attributed the fire to a material commonly used to cover the buildings, known as aluminum composite panel cladding.
Some panels used in buildings in the Emirates contain a flammable core that can burn rapidly when ignited, allowing fires to spread quickly on buildings covered from top to bottom with the panels, without sufficient firebreaks along the way.
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