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The south side. and the other was north. and you can tell the south side was the facade was fully involved. and there was fire breaking through on the north side through verandas and rooms. it looked like rooms in the hotel. there was fire moving throughout the building. the question is how heavily involved in the scale and core will it be. npossible for the flames to go up the facade but not the core and part of the building would be accessible to get out? >> it is possible. vua good sprinkler ...

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Dynamics? >> the problem you face there is getting the firefighters and the water to the 20th floor that takes time. we recently had a fire on a 25th floor in a building in providence. and we train and it took 25 minutes on the fire on the 20th floor. and so, it is it a prolonged operation and takes a lot of manpower and muscle. it takes everything to make sure it is working from the sand pipeses to the pump. there is a lot involved to it get water up 250 feet. >> we are looking at live pictures...

Police department. 10:57 local time, 1 hour and 3 minutes away from midnight where there was supposed to be a massive fireworks display in downtown dubai as we look at pictures of the address hotel in flames. starting two hours ago now, 20 stories engulfed of the 63-story tall building. nearby the burj hotel, if youre familiar with the downtown dubai area. the worlds tallest skyscraper. no word of any injuries. the last word, the government in dubai are going to continue, as planned, with major ...

Incredibly curious given what we are seeing on the television scene. the flames appear to it be be so intense one wonders about the structural integrity of the build anything who the building could collapse. the heat from those flames have to be incredibly intense and ability to military i would imagine just about anything. and unless water and extinningishing ingredient is put on the flames. >> keep in mind your first responders. you will have a large number of first responders putting their li...

You get different perspectives from a distance. it appears in the photograph only one side of the hotel is involved in this. we hope thats the case, its like an optical illusion. the hotel is across from the burj khalifa, the worlds tallest. they continue to insist there nobody was hurt and the fireworks display is still taking place. >> that is going to do it for us here on "happening now." were going to continue to cover these flames there as you see happening in dubai with patty ann brown up ...

Flames here. it is it 10:20 there in dubai and folks are there. it is it a popular location for folks and visitors to visit especially on the holiday, looking to see what was supposed to be a fireworks. the organizers said the birj was fitted with 400000 led lights and then from there, the fire workings were to light up the sky around the sail shaped birj al- arab. and down by the dube down marinna. boy, this is a total catastrophe happening in dubai ua e, united arab emirates and one hopes that...

To their fireworks display. and unclear if that is going to happen. certainly that is not the most important thing at this point. really, is everybody out of there in and did they get out safely? what are they doing to contain the fire. >> it is curious, john. as we watch the flames. it is new years eve and hotel. five star hotel and got to be occupied and we are hearing from major general rashid, who is the general director of the dube down civil defense. he was on a live broadcast, and he said...

Down down. when we see flames like this on a day like this. on new years eve. it makes people think what is behind this and if there is a sinister plot involved. i want to bring in steve rogers who is a retired detective in our studio, detective rogers, lieutenant rogers you were here to talk to me about the preparations for the new years eve times square event. what do you saw to folks about this? >> what is important that people wait until they get the facts. unfortunately the first reaction i...

Implication of people trapped and they will go ahead with the celebration. >> reporter: well, you are right and i saw that as well. but again, this is still fluid and developing. but keep in mind it is developing and the fact that they are continuing with the fireworks, if that indeed happens, well see about that. that is inconceivable. >> john, stand by. art? >> i want to go to our chief meteorologist rick. you are looking at live pictures in dube down. this building is still engulfed and talk ...