Investigators launch probe into why the Dubai hotel didn't fall down

It's just unbelievable!

Most Dubai towers built before 2012 ‘have non fire-rated exterior panels’

Sean Cronin
January 4, 2016 Updated: January 5, 2016 03:09 PM

The companies that made and installed the exterior panels on The Address Downtown Dubai hotel say that most of the towers built in the city prior to 2012 used non-fire-rated exterior cladding.

The disclosure comes as investigators probe the causes of the spectacular blaze which was beamed across millions of TV screens worldwide on New Year’s Eve.

An investigation by The National into the origins and specification of the exterior panels used on the building raises serious questions over the fire safety of hundreds of buildings.

[link to www.thenational.ae]