Large Fire Rips Through Dubai's Torch Tower

[mikey4444]

https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/Offers.htm?articleId=4997

This is the second time in two years ! It was said on the radio news this morning, that the cladding is probably to blame.

[mikey4444]

Ignore the above link !

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-40822269

[EDDIE51]

You beat me to it I was just about to report this.
Looks very much like a repeat of Grenfell towers.

[albaqwerty]

saw this on news earlier, it was reported that all got out safely.
but twice in 2 years beggars belief !!

[mikey4444]

Certainly does Eddie....one big difference though. The residents are not poor, as the flats are priced at at least
£381,000 !

Also....was "The Torch Tower" really an appropriate name for this building ?

[naomi24]

// The residents are not poor, as the flats are priced at at least
£381,000 ! //

How is that relevant? The wealthy are as vulnerable to the effects of fire as the poor.

[mikey4444]

Yes but perhps the residents made homeless by this disaster will get a bit more sympathy because they aren't seen as benefit scroungers ?

[-Talbot-]

Don't be daft

[naomi24]

Talbot, you took the words out of my mouth.

[ivor4781]

mikey you really think all council tower block residents are benefit scroungers !!

[ummmm]

They were all subletting as well....apparently!

[Baldric]

Do they have Benefits in Dubai?

[youngmafbog]

Rather an unfortunate name for a Tower that caught fire.

(And no, before anyone starts, I would not be so flippant if anyone had been hurt)

[Mamyalynne]

Must have been terrifying, thank goodness all were evacuated.

[jno]

The wealthy are as vulnerable to the effects of fire as the poor.

They aren't. London's poor died. Dubai's rich did not.

[youngmafbog]

Sorry, but what a ridiculous thing to say jno. It has nothing to do with wealth, and for the record that fire seemed to spread fast upwards too.

[TigerLady]

Wealth is nothing to do with it. Rich or poor, they have probably lost memories of family.

[mikey4444]

ivor4781....(09:46)


No, of course I don't think that. But look at comments made on recent threads, regarding the surviving tenants of Grenfell Tower.

[New Judge]

"Yes but perhps the residents made homeless by this disaster will get a bit more sympathy because they aren't seen as benefit scroungers ?"

They may or may not get a bit more sympathy, What they will not get is a bit more support. They will be told (as I would be if a similar disaster was visited upon me and Mrs NJ) to extract our insurance policy from the ashes and get on with it.

Anyway, I blame this government.

[mikey4444]

On that we will agree NJ !

[-Talbot-]

Are you clear on what you are agreeing with, mikey?