Taken from a passing vehicle, the footage shows flames in the entrance area of the five star hotel as thick black smoke pours into the sky
Video shows a luxury hotel in Dubai up in flames following an alleged missile strike. Images reportedly taken from the scene show a fire raging through The Fairmont Hotel in the Palm Jumeirah area.
Taken from a passing vehicle, the footage shows flames in the entrance area of the five star hotel as thick black smoke pours into the sky, while explosions can be heard in the background. In a statement earlier the Dubai government’s media office said four people had been taken to hospital following an ‘incident’ in the Palm Jumeirah area.
A fire in the area is now ‘under control’, the body reported. Several witnesses on social media have described a ‘nightmare’ situation in Palm Jumeirah. One said she felt her ‘windows shake’ following an apparent explosion.
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Further footage shows people running for shelter as air raid sirens sounded and a loud bang was heard near the Marina. Witnesses say they saw debris falling from the sky. Another video circulating on X appears to show flames breaking out near the City Walk, close to the Burj Khalifa.
Boxer Chris Eubank Jr has also shared footage of fires in Dubai on his Instagram page. The clips show flames and thick black smoke billowing into the sky, reportedly near the Fairmont hotel.
Eubank Jr wrote: “Explosions going off on the Dubai Palm right now. Please everyone be safe.”
The flames come after Donald Trump stated that the US had launched ‘major combat operations’ in Iran overnight. US and Israeli forces attacked Iran on Saturday morning in what the two countries described as a ‘pre-emptive’ strike against a Tehran government intent on developing nuclear weapons.
Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, said the strikes were being carried out ‘to remove threats’, while witnesses in Tehran reported hearing explosions. There have been ‘dozens’ of strikes across Iran.
The attack prompted retaliation from Iran, with missiles reported to have targeted Israel and countries across the Middle East. Four US in Qatar, Kuwait, UAE and Bahrain have reportedly been struck.
In Abu Dhabi, capital of the UAE, a death was reported after debris fell on a residential area. It remains unclear what Iran is targeting with the strikes, but possibly due to a large US military presence in the country.