Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Rate This Thread
Hop To
#4211897 - 12/31/15 07:05 PM Towering inferno in Dubai ahead of fireworks.  
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 10,845
JimK Offline
Veteran
JimK  Offline
Veteran

Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 10,845
Spokane,WA
Good lord, how do you fight a fire with flames going up a 1000ft building.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35207451

Live feed from Sky News.



Erebus Full Tower:Windows 7 Ult 64bit:Intel� Core� i7
3930K Processor(6x 3.20GHz)32GB[4 GB X8] DDR3-1866:GPU
NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan 6GB:1.5Kw PSU: 43" Sceptre 4k:
LG Blu-ray burner,: hd1/750GB,hd2/2TB,hd3/1TB,hd4/1TB,HD5/4TB

Youtube videos
Flickr Photos
Inline advert (2nd and 3rd post)

#4211902 - 12/31/15 07:07 PM Re: Towering inferno in Dubai ahead of fireworks. [Re: JimK]  
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 8,700
Peally Offline
Hotshot
Peally  Offline
Hotshot

Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 8,700
Wisconsin, USA
Oops!


Scully: Victim died of multiple stab wounds.
Mulder: *throws her a file* Ever heard of the knife alien?
#4211903 - 12/31/15 07:09 PM Re: Towering inferno in Dubai ahead of fireworks. [Re: JimK]  
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 3,814
Plainsman Offline
Senior Member
Plainsman  Offline
Senior Member

Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 3,814
Vikings Season Ticket Holder
I remember that place. I've been to Dubai twice. It's called "The Address." Anyplace named "The Address" has to be exclusive. I remember driving past The Address and thinking it was a Richie Rich condo, after all, it is Dubai. I didn't realize it was a hotel. But you're right, that fire is crazy. I hope no one was killed.


Acer: XB 280HK 28" 3840 X 2160, 1ms, w/Nvidia GSync
Corsair: White Graphite 760T Full Tower
Corsair: 16GB Vengeance LPX 2800MHz RAM
Corsair: SP2500 2.1 Gaming Speaker System
INTEL: Six-Core, i7 5820K CPU @4.2Hz
ASUS RTX OC 2080
Logitech 920 Wheel and Pedal System with Wheel Stand Pro
Saitek Pro Flight Control System with Wheel Stand Pro
Saitek X55 HOTAS
XBOX One S
Track IR5

#4212032 - 01/01/16 02:02 AM Re: Towering inferno in Dubai ahead of fireworks. [Re: JimK]  
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 19,381
Ajay Offline
newbie
Ajay  Offline
newbie
Veteran

Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 19,381
Brisbane OZ
To the top !


My il2 page
Seelowe Campaign
Cliffs of Dover page
CloD
My Models
Tanks/Planes/Ships


#4212033 - 01/01/16 02:15 AM Re: Towering inferno in Dubai ahead of fireworks. [Re: Ajay]  
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 10,845
JimK Offline
Veteran
JimK  Offline
Veteran

Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 10,845
Spokane,WA
Originally Posted By: Ajay
To the top !
thumbsup


Erebus Full Tower:Windows 7 Ult 64bit:Intel� Core� i7
3930K Processor(6x 3.20GHz)32GB[4 GB X8] DDR3-1866:GPU
NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan 6GB:1.5Kw PSU: 43" Sceptre 4k:
LG Blu-ray burner,: hd1/750GB,hd2/2TB,hd3/1TB,hd4/1TB,HD5/4TB

Youtube videos
Flickr Photos
#4212213 - 01/01/16 07:22 PM Re: Towering inferno in Dubai ahead of fireworks. [Re: JimK]  
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,338
W-Molders Offline
Member
W-Molders  Offline
Member

Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,338
I.E. Commiefornia ..S.B Count...
burn baby burn


[Signature deleted]
#4212217 - 01/01/16 07:36 PM Re: Towering inferno in Dubai ahead of fireworks. [Re: JimK]  
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 10,984
Master Offline
meh
Master  Offline
meh
Veteran

Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 10,984
Thats why you dont use highly flammable exterior coatings no matter how many pennies you can save per unit.

Last edited by Master; 01/01/16 07:36 PM.
#4212218 - 01/01/16 07:37 PM Re: Towering inferno in Dubai ahead of fireworks. [Re: JimK]  
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 25,138
RSColonel_131st Offline
Lifer
RSColonel_131st  Offline
Lifer

Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 25,138
Vienna, 2nd rock left.
Building to be renamed "The Torch"

#4212232 - 01/01/16 08:29 PM Re: Towering inferno in Dubai ahead of fireworks. [Re: JimK]  
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 209
ADorante Offline
Member
ADorante  Offline
Member

Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 209
I read they started to coat the skyscrapers in the gulf region with polystyrene (Styropor). This insulates from the surrounding heat under normal circumstances. But it is also inflammable (- yes, I'm a fan of the old form).

"The Address" has fire barriers between each insulation compartment, but the flames simply went over.

In the end, only the facade was burning, only few people with smoke poisoning. There had been similar fires in the past.


"It's people like you that give people like you a bad name!"
- Jessica Jones
#4212296 - 01/02/16 12:24 AM Re: Towering inferno in Dubai ahead of fireworks. [Re: JimK]  
Joined: Dec 2014
Posts: 3,552
CG2015 Offline
Senior Member
CG2015  Offline
Senior Member

Joined: Dec 2014
Posts: 3,552
This the reason I don't go up in a building higher than 3 stories.

You can jump from 3 stories up and hit the pavement with your feet first and roll and you will at most break your legs.

Or even better if you can hang from the lower ledge from the 3rd story and drop down and you may still walk away with no broken legs.

As long as you don't land head/face first, you should be okay from 3 stories up.

Anything more than 3 stories and you are as good as dead.

#4212297 - 01/02/16 12:51 AM Re: Towering inferno in Dubai ahead of fireworks. [Re: JimK]  
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 10,113
KraziKanuK Offline
Veteran
KraziKanuK  Offline
Veteran

Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 10,113
Ottawa Canada
Would have been quite the mess if it had collapsed like the WTC.


There was only 16 squadrons of RAF fighters that used 100 octane during the BoB.
The Fw190A could not fly with the outer cannon removed.
There was no Fw190A-8s flying with the JGs in 1945.
#4212300 - 01/02/16 12:58 AM Re: Towering inferno in Dubai ahead of fireworks. [Re: KraziKanuK]  
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 10,845
JimK Offline
Veteran
JimK  Offline
Veteran

Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 10,845
Spokane,WA
Originally Posted By: KraziKanuK
Would have been quite the mess if it had collapsed like the WTC.


Yes it would have, tragic. This guy was sh!tting his pants stuck outside on his deck.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/01/middleeast/dubai-address-hotel-fire-photographer-rescue/index.html


Erebus Full Tower:Windows 7 Ult 64bit:Intel� Core� i7
3930K Processor(6x 3.20GHz)32GB[4 GB X8] DDR3-1866:GPU
NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan 6GB:1.5Kw PSU: 43" Sceptre 4k:
LG Blu-ray burner,: hd1/750GB,hd2/2TB,hd3/1TB,hd4/1TB,HD5/4TB

Youtube videos
Flickr Photos
#4212564 - 01/02/16 08:59 PM Re: Towering inferno in Dubai ahead of fireworks. [Re: KraziKanuK]  
Joined: Dec 1999
Posts: 2,704
Billzilla Offline
Senior Member
Billzilla  Offline
Senior Member

Joined: Dec 1999
Posts: 2,704
Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Originally Posted By: KraziKanuK
Would have been quite the mess if it had collapsed like the WTC.


Considering that it wasn't nearly cut in half by a very fast airliner as well, and the construction of it is totally different, then there's close to zero chance of that happening.


Out of ammo
Out of energy
Out of ideas
Down to harsh language

Moderated by  RacerGT 

Quick Search
Recent Articles
Support SimHQ

If you shop on Amazon use this Amazon link to support SimHQ
.
Social


Recent Topics
CD WOFF
by Britisheh. 03/28/24 08:05 PM
Carnival Cruise Ship Fire....... Again
by F4UDash4. 03/26/24 05:58 PM
Baltimore Bridge Collapse
by F4UDash4. 03/26/24 05:51 PM
The Oldest WWII Veterans
by F4UDash4. 03/24/24 09:21 PM
They got fired after this.
by Wigean. 03/20/24 08:19 PM
Grown ups joke time
by NoFlyBoy. 03/18/24 10:34 PM
Anyone Heard from Nimits?
by F4UDash4. 03/18/24 10:01 PM
RIP Gemini/Apollo astronaut Tom Stafford
by semmern. 03/18/24 02:14 PM
Copyright 1997-2016, SimHQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.6.0