A fire in a Dubai residential building killed 16 people and injured nine on Saturday, local newspapers reported on Sunday citing the Dubai Civil Defence. At least four Indians, including a couple from Kerala, were among those dead, local reports suggest.

Dubai building fire leaves 16 dead, including four Indians and three Pakistanis

The tower was the scene of a 2015 inferno that caused extensive damage to its luxury flats

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The Dubai government said that firefighting crews had brought the blaze, that broke out in an under-construction building, under control

Fire breaks out at under-construction building near Dubai's largest mall, no casualties

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Dubai building fire leaves 16 dead, including four Indians and three Pakistanis

Watch: Dubai's Torch tower catches fire, again

Fire breaks out at under-construction building near Dubai's largest mall, no casualties