A residential tower is seen burning in flames in Sharjah, UAE, on May 5, 2020. (Photo by AFP)

Firefighters brought under control a fire that broke out at a residential tower in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday night, Sharjah�s government media office said.

Seven people were treated for minor injuries from the fire in the tower in Sharjah�s al-Nahda area and taken to hospital for treatment, the media office tweeted.

Videos on social media of the fire showed burning debris falling from a tower engulfed in flames, which local media said was the 48-storey Abbco Tower.

Residents of the tower were evacuated, Sharjah media office said. It did not say whether the cause of the fire was known.

(Source: Reuters)

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