Fire breaks out in Dubai’s Torch Tower, one of the world’s tallest residential buildings

A fire has broken out at Torch Tower in Dubai, one of the tallest residential buildings in the world. See more

#BREAKING: Huge fire engulfes #TorchTower in #Dubai. Fire department says all people inside the building have been evacuated safely. pic.twitter.com/sfGOFAN5dt

— Raza Mehdi (@SyedRezaMehdi) August 3, 2017

Al Arabiya reported that firefighters were dispatched to the 79-storey tower late on Thursday, August 3. No one has been reported injured and the fire department said everyone was evacuated from the building. See more

Picture: @DubaiPoliceHQ Commander in Chief & @DCDDubai Director General on site following measures to control the fire at the #TorchTower pic.twitter.com/Ww7biP7KFS

— Ali Al Shouk (@alialshouk) August 3, 2017

The skyscraper, which measures more than 330 meters (1,082 feet), caught fire once before in February 2015. [Developing story]