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Residential skyscraper in Dubai catches fire in dense area

Associated Press
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    A fire rages at a skyscraper in the Dubai Marina section of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, July 20, 2016. It's the latest in a number of skyscraper fires across the United Arab Emirates in recent months. The most prominent was a New Year's inferno at a 63-story residence near the world's tallest tower. (AP Photo/Adam Schreck) (The Associated Press)

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    A fire rages at a skyscraper in the Dubai Marina section of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, July 20, 2016. It's the latest in a number of skyscraper fires across the United Arab Emirates in recent months. The most prominent was a New Year's inferno at a 63-story residence near the world's tallest tower. (AP Photo/Adam Schreck) (The Associated Press)

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    A fire rages at a skyscraper in the Dubai Marina section of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, July 20, 2016. The residential skyscraper in Dubai caught fire in the densely populated Marina district, sending columns of smoke into the air and pieces of the building's facade tumbling below. It's the latest in a number of skyscraper fires across the United Arab Emirates in recent months. The most prominent was a New Year's inferno at a 63-story residence near the world's tallest tower. (AP Photo/Adam Schreck) (The Associated Press)

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – A residential skyscraper in Dubai has caught fire in the densely populated Marina district, sending plumes of smoke into the air.

Pieces of the building's facade have been falling off and tumbling below as the blaze engulfed the Sulafa Tower on Wednesday. The fire appears to have started on the upper floors and quickly spread to other floors and the sides of the building.

Nora Maki, who lives across the street, says the flames "spread like wildfire" but that firefighters "did an amazing job" of getting it under control.

There were no immediate reports of injuries.

It's the latest in a number of skyscraper fires across the United Arab Emirates in recent months. The most prominent was a New Year's inferno at a 63-story residence near the world's tallest tower.