The Address Downtown Burj Dubai
| Address Downtown | |
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| فندق العنوان داون تاون | |
Looking up at the Address Downtown from the Dubai Fountain (2012)
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| Former names | The Address Downtown Dubai |
| General information | |
| Status | Closed: Currently being renovated after damage from fire |
| Type | Hotel Residential |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| Location | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Coordinates | 25°11′38″N 55°16′45″E / 25.1939°N 55.2791°ECoordinates: 25°11′38″N 55°16′45″E / 25.1939°N 55.2791°E |
| Construction started | 2005 |
| Completed | 2008 |
| Cost | AED845 million |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 306.2 m (1,005 ft) |
| Top floor | 228.3 m (749 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 63 |
| Floor area | 178,000 m2 (1,920,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Atkins |
| Developer | Emaar Properties |
| Structural engineer | Atkins |
| Main contractor |
Besix Arab Technical Construction |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 626 rooms 196 units |
| Website | |
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| References | |
Address Downtown, (Arabic: العنوان مرسى دبي) formerly The Address Downtown Dubai, is a 63-story, 302.2 m (991 ft) supertall hotel and residential skyscraper in the Burj Dubai Development Area of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was built by Emaar Properties Group.
The tower is the twenty-second tallest building in Dubai. It is a tall structure within the massive development named Downtown Dubai, which includes the centerpiece super-tall building, the Burj Khalifa. The tower was topped out in April 2008, and was then the sixth tallest building in Dubai. The AED845 million tower was completed in September 2008.
The five-star hotel and residential compound features 196 rooms and 626 serviced apartments.
Around 21:00 GST on 31 December 2015, a fire broke out on the 20th floor of the building. The floor where the fire is thought to have begun hosts residential suites. Strong winds caused it to quickly spread throughout the building, which was evacuated around 21:45. The nearby Dubai Mall was also evacuated as a precaution.
Dubai's Media Office said the fire began on a 20th floor terrace. Explosions of unknown origin were heard as the fire spread to other parts of the building. Then, debris fell from the building and dark plumes of smoke were seen emanating from the skyscraper. Commenting on the speed with which the fire spread, Jonathan Gilliam, a CNN law-enforcement analyst, said, "This is looking absolutely horrific. This is spreading very rapidly."
A representative of Dubai Civil Defence said four separate teams of firefighters had fought the blaze. Once the fire was contained, the plan was to ensure that the fire did not spread by implementing cooling procedures, and to search for any stranded individuals, according to Dubai Police Chief, Major-General Khamis Mattar Al Mazeina.
According to the Dubai Media Office, 14 people were slightly injured and one was moderately injured. One person had a heart attack during the evacuation.The Times of India reported that a photographer, who asked not to be named, was setting up to photograph the Dubai fireworks when he became trapped on a balcony on the 48th floor of the hotel, 10 meters away from the blaze. He sent text messages alerting the authorities to his emergency, and he tied a rope around himself to a nearby window-cleaning platform and hung off a balcony before being rescued.
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