16 dead, 9 injured in Dubai residential building fire

Sixteen people were killed and nine were injured in a Dubai residential building fire on Saturday, local newspapers said on Sunday, citing the Dubai Civil Defence.

The fire engulfed the five-storey building in the Al-Ras neighbourhood, one of the oldest parts of Dubai and home to many migrant workers and traders, on Saturday afternoon, according to Abu Dhabi-based newspaper The National. Local media said the fire has been put out.