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31. They're not really big on infrastructure planning

Reply to Crowman1979 (Reply #5)

Sat Feb 21, 2015, 05:47 PM

Feb 2015

like sewers and sewage treatment plants. The beautiful beaches are unsafe for swimming near the city.

This building was mostly trophy flats, probably sold to 1%er investors and unoccupied. Apparently they did manage to evacuate the people who actually lived there, one surmises mostly on the lower, non trophy floors.

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Fire rips through Dubai skyscraper [View all] greyl Feb 2015 OP

Dubai Torch Tower Ablaze in Dramatic Video Bosonic Feb 2015 #1

Thanks, a brief vid here: greyl Feb 2015 #2

Torch Tower. Aptly named. nt valerief Feb 2015 #3

911 billhicks76 Feb 2015 #23

I am not superstitious... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2015 #36

Bet my bottom dollar it doesn't collapse. Elmer S. E. Dump Feb 2015 #4

I don't know enough about construction standards in Dubai Mr.Bill Feb 2015 #6

It's a steel beam reinforced structure. Elmer S. E. Dump Feb 2015 #7

I wonder what kind of fire protection is built in. Mr.Bill Feb 2015 #9

Well, there's no doubt they can afford it. Elmer S. E. Dump Feb 2015 #11

"Can afford it" and "builder shelling out money for it" are two different things JHB Feb 2015 #19

Precisely. Jamastiene Feb 2015 #26

Nah, it's pretty well going to be fine. AtheistCrusader Feb 2015 #18

Well, there have been only three cases where fire collapsed skyscrapers Reter Feb 2015 #24

And we know the WTC were truly unique hack89 Feb 2015 #29

No, but one several blocks away unaffected by the fire will.. IDemo Feb 2015 #13

Good one!! Elmer S. E. Dump Feb 2015 #38

Only if a much larger building collapses on top of it hack89 Feb 2015 #39

didn't collapse on top of it either... wildbilln864 Feb 2015 #44

It still had a 20 story gouge in it's side hack89 Feb 2015 #45

"splitting hairs", now that's funny! n/t wildbilln864 Feb 2015 #47

If it does, will the "9/11 Truthers" FINALLY STFU? Cooley Hurd Feb 2015 #14

Possibly. Are you against learning the truth? Elmer S. E. Dump Feb 2015 #25

Some people would not recognize the truth seveneyes Feb 2015 #35

It's very sad to me. Elmer S. E. Dump Feb 2015 #37

Abso-freaking-lutely! n/t wildbilln864 Feb 2015 #40

Sad indeed! wildbilln864 Feb 2015 #51

Some engineers at WPI (Worcester Polytechnic University) in MA did analysis on some the steel beams CentralMass Feb 2015 #54

I would rather listen to the 2,328 engineers and architects that see it other wise. Elmer S. E. Dump Feb 2015 #55

It's been a while since there was a reason to post TRUTHY on a DU OP eh? snooper2 Feb 2015 #56

You're a good little soldier. Elmer S. E. Dump Feb 2015 #64

exactly! n/t wildbilln864 Feb 2015 #57

when and where did they get those beams? and... wildbilln864 Feb 2015 #58

Don't worry another week-tit rebutal will be coming soon. Elmer S. E. Dump Feb 2015 #59

Fortunately a fully loaded 767 didn't slam into it first. Nt hack89 Feb 2015 #28

nor did any "fully loaded 767" slam into the WTC towers! wildbilln864 Feb 2015 #41

Ok - and that makes a difference how? hack89 Feb 2015 #42

didn't compare them myself but you can stop making shit up about them being fully loaded. wildbilln864 Feb 2015 #43

No they were not hack89 Feb 2015 #46

yes they were... wildbilln864 Feb 2015 #48

No mention of fire in your clip. hack89 Feb 2015 #49

ok you go ahead wildbilln864 Feb 2015 #50

No point really hack89 Feb 2015 #52

me either. wildbilln864 Feb 2015 #53

They really are not interested in the truth or they would know this already. Elmer S. E. Dump Feb 2015 #60

i think they know it ... wildbilln864 Feb 2015 #61

That's an easy and rather convenient bumper-sticker to use when people disagree with a position LanternWaste Feb 2015 #67

Well then you must not know any teabaggers. n/t Elmer S. E. Dump Feb 2015 #68

10,000 gallons = (about) 67,000 lbs of Jet A Blue_Tires Feb 2015 #62

as plainly seen in videos... wildbilln864 Feb 2015 #63

I wonder if Dubai has a building code. Crowman1979 Feb 2015 #5

They're not really big on infrastructure planning Warpy Feb 2015 #31

This is becoming...... DeSwiss Feb 2015 #8

It is. Maybe the architects need to think about sprinklers Warpy Feb 2015 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author boston bean Feb 2015 #10

That's got to be incredibly frightening if you're trapped in that thing. aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2015 #12

That is some scary shit davidpdx Feb 2015 #15

So Irwin Allen is making YouTube vids now? localroger Feb 2015 #16

This was my first reaction when I saw a pic of that tower years ago, Ruby the Liberal Feb 2015 #17

Rachel Maddow just reported Mr.Bill Feb 2015 #20

and no injuries reported. lastlib Feb 2015 #21

No injuries? Lefta Dissenter Feb 2015 #22

Images, looks like a big torch. Trillo Feb 2015 #27

'Torch'.... translation issue?...correct something done not...nt quadrature Feb 2015 #30

No, the building was designed to resemble a torch Warpy Feb 2015 #33

Actually, they got off lucky: the alternative names under consideration were petronius Feb 2015 #34

so has it collapsed yet? n/t wildbilln864 Feb 2015 #65

still no collapse? wildbilln864 Feb 2015 #66