Dubai: Tenants had to evacuate their building in Dubai International Financial Centre on Saturday night, leaving residents to speculate that a fire had broken out.
People living in DIFC claimed that a fire had erupted at Sky Gardens at around 11pm.
Another fire in #Dubai tonight. But what is the cause? That is the burning question. #SkyGardens #MyDubai #News pic.twitter.com/ORFfjwLP0f
— Saanya Gulati (@BombayDelhiGirl) September 16, 2017
However, Dubai’s Civil Defence have clarified that there was no fire, but only smoke instead, which came from the building’s sauna room.
Civil Defence denies occurrence of fire at Sky Gardens in DIFC.Building was evacuated for safety reason due to smoke coming from Sauna room
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) September 16, 2017
In a series of tweets, Dubai Media Office said, “the building was evacuated for safety reasons due to smoke coming from the sauna room.”
Tenants were allowed to return to their flats,after extracting the smoke coming from the sauna room and ensuring the safety of the building
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) September 16, 2017
Tenants were also soon allowed to return to their apartments after fire fighters ensured the safety of the building.
