The five-star hotel in Dubai engulfed by flames just before the New Years' firework display was still smouldering this morning, as reports suggest the inferno was triggered by curtains catching fire. The Address Downtown, one of the most upscale hotels in the city, started at around 9.30pm Dubai time just 500 yards from where the fireworks were due to begin. Firefighters managed to subdue the inferno, but part of the luxury building is still smoking and a fire is still visible on the 20th floor, where the blaze apparently started. Medics said at least 60 people were injured and one person suffered a heart attack from the smoke and overcrowding. New images released from inside the hotel's burnt out lobby (left) show the scale of the damage caused.
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