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Weather is there if we can get him to speak with lieutenant rogers here. looking at the flames weather playses an effect be in terms of wind et cetera. but the concern is not only firefighters getting to this accident lieutenant. but someone is inside of the building. it is a five star hotel. it is it a popular place in downtown dube down, blocks away from the world's tallest skyscraper that stands at 153 floors. this particular building is 63 stories tall. again, folks have to be in there and when you see flames like this. talk to me about the evacuation process. if the firefighters can't get...

No, it's not surprising it happened. you hope it doesn't. you hope that we build buildings, you know, the people are kept safe and the fire is kept to a minimum. the reality is we're not perfect and fire is unpredictable. it will get you. >> i'm getting a better picture now of people on the scene downloading pictures on the internet. one person had a picture of the hotel, again, 63 stories tall in which the other side is completely not involved with fire. there are no flames on one side of the building. but the flip side of the building, the other side of the building is engulfed in flames alm...

>> you have debris raining down as well. and threat to first responders is incredibly high. and their lives are seriously in jeopardy. >> and you have to figure the roads are blocked off as people gathered for the fire work's display show that is supposed to start a block away. we look at live flames at the live television there at 10:29 local time. i to bring in chris brown who is a firefighter in providence, rhode island. i am not sure you can see the flames on your television set. what can you glean from what you are seeing? >> this is happening on new year's eve when everybody is out celeb...

Flames and this is live pictures from dubai tv. the flames are still racing and that means that the firefighters have not yet opinion p able to put it out clearly. hopefully it is contained to 20 stories of the 63 story tall building. there are no injuries reported at this time. >> you got to think that there were people inside of the building and a new residential building and hotel. and got to be people still trapped inside and may be fatalities. we just don't have it. it just unfolded in the last hour. the flames began to escalate in the last half-hour and spectators say there is debris rai...

Warning, and that the means of egress were open enough for people to get out from 40 floors. >> you raised the question of the building's material. why would it be so flammable. modern buildings are using materials that retard flames and are equipped by building systems. it makes you wonder about the structural integrity and the flames. what are your thoughts on that? >> i think that defends on how heavily involved the interior versus the facade of the building. i don't know code in dubai and i will not begin to guess. but you would hope their codes are similar to ours.