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>> describe for us the mood, if you will, and the atmosphere among those families. we've been hearing from a few different people -- >> reporter: people are carrying on. there was a lot of shock at first when the fire started. but once things seemed to be under control, people have proceeded calmly. i think there was a bit of nerves at the beginning, panic. my biggest concern, as spectator, there might be some stampede or something because there were so many people but there wasn't. authorities have -- hundreds of security people on the street here anyway. they really controlled the cloud. >> ...

Demonstration. >> sir, even if it wasn't terrorism -- and again it's important to emphasize -- >> we don't know. >> we don't know. but i understand the point you're trying to raise is that the government regardless, terrorism or kind of a disaster from within -- >> it's a scary event. >> it's a scary event. people are already anxious. we've seen major cities around the world like paris, like brussels cancel their celebrations because of large crowd. dubai has millions of people. certainly the global media attention is on them. but at the same time they're balancing public safety and public ris...

It's not under control, let's put it that way. you cannot make an assessment of those 500 rooms or 63 floors or 50 elevators. >> chief, stick with us for a second. we want to bring in retired special agent in charge, also part of this conversation. jim, if i can here, in terms of securing this building, securing the facilities in and around the area, you know, we heard there from chief vincent dunn the building is -- the fire, the fire is still out of control, at this stage it is extremely difficult to say that this fire has been contained, certainly by a percentage of 90% as the government of...

Days. in the coming days, what remains your biggest concern as a firefighter, a fire chief and what is your biggest threat in terms of once again seeing this situation out of control? bobby? all right. we may have lost bobby on the phone with us. >> ayman, i'm back. can you hear me now? >> yes, i'm with you. >> just a quick correction. that's not an ordinary firefighter you're talking to. that's chief vincent done, probably one of the preeminent authorities in fire fighting. >> right. 40 years of experience. i certainly did not mean -- no, i certainly did not mean any disrespect to him whatsoe...

Author and former yoork city firefighter vincent dunn. a lot of folks are going to be watching this. as a firefighter you've dealt with a lot of blaze, a lot of dangerous situation. talk to us about the firefighters and how they may be responding in a situation like this? we heard jim cavanaugh saying the energy being experted by these is equal to what an individual spends in the course of a day in just 25 minutes frlgt i don. >> i don't want to be a negative, but this fire is not under control. this fire has spread to the interior of this building. this fire is in the growth stage. it is now ...