Dubai’s Torch Tower Catches Fire for the Second Time in 2.5 Years

No casualties have been reported.

The Torch in November 2014.

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The Torch in November 2014.

Dubai’s residential Torch tower caught fire today, according to multiple news reports. The Dubai Media Office tweeted that no casualties have been reported.

This is the second time the 84-story tower has caught fire in 2.5 years. As ARCHITECT reported in February 2015: “The 1.5 million-square-feet Torch tower, designed by local firm Khatib & Alami, opened in 2011 and was developed by Dubai-based Select Group.”

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Sara Johnson

Sara Johnson is the former associate editor, design news at ARCHITECT. Previously, she was a fellow at CityLab. Her work has also appeared in San Francisco, San Francisco Brides, California Brides, DCist, Patchwork Nation, and The Christian Science Monitor.

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