Overview
- An under-construction 50-storey tower at The Residences, Al Habtoor Grand in Dubai Marina caught fire Wednesday morning, sending a plume visible across Marina and JBR.
- Firefighters from the Al Marsa station arrived within minutes and brought the blaze under control shortly after.
- No injuries were reported and crews kept spraying the site to cool hot spots and stop any restart.
- Authorities launched an investigation to determine the cause, noting that construction sites face higher fire risk in hot, dusty conditions.
- One outlet raised a US–Iran angle without evidence, and officials have not linked the incident to any geopolitical cause.