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Because when the building was on fire, he was on the opposite side so he couldn't see anything until he received that call and a few minutes later he started e seeing smoke come canning out of this hotel. he had attempts to see when the fire broke out, we were in the e lower part where all the restaurants were booked. everybody heard an explosion. we didn't know what was going on because we saw they are get. ing ready to start the fireworks show and everybody was scared because we didn't know what was going on. and my back was toward the building so i couldn't see. i had to peek out to see the

In way that would impact whether it be the fireworks display or the fire fighting efforts there. >> i can tell you from the fireworks display i have seen it windy and other -- this will be my third new year's eve and the winds aren't as much of an issue. but from a fire fighting standpoint, at least the fire was

Residence and also restaurants and shopping. with us also is josh gatlin. e we understand you were just 200 feet away from this building when this fire started, which is across the way from the lake from the hotel where the spectacular fireworks are to take place in just about 49 minutes from now. so josh, tell me about your experience. >> as a resident here, my wife and i drove up with another friend of ours. it's the biggest and greatest fireworks show on earth. you hear of the millions of ppeople that are here and the pain that it is to get to and from dubai and we got here and we wanted to...

Your screen. it's centered by that incredible clock. on the side of that building from top to bottom will be fireworks. . it's one of the most extraordinary celebration displays in the world. officials have said even while this fire is underway at the address hotel in downtown dubai, the show will still go on. and you heard our producer describe they are kind of stoic not quite sure what to expect now two minutes and counting. so are people mostly quiet? are they talking? >> from the vantage point we're at, flames are extremely visible. people have now turned to that and are looking at that. t...

Terms of triaging massive amounts of people out of the downtown area. >> i just want to remind people where we are here. we're just over five minutes away from what is scheduled to be a pretty sizable fireworks display across the waterway at the burj khalifa hotel. it's more than 1.6 tons of fireworks expected to be carry ed out according to officials. all the while across the waterway here at the address hotel and residence it is on fire. in the course of the last 20 minutes, we have heard it. we have seen it. i'm using that term closely. it may be combustion. it could be o our guest was thin...