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.

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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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