Investigation underway after Dubai apartment fire; 16 dead, 9 injured
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Authorities have said that a fire killed at least 16 people and injured another nine, after it surged through an apartment building in the Al Murar area of the historic Deira neighborhood of Dubai, UAE, this weekend.
The apartment was believed to have been shared by many individuals, a common practice for migrant laborers. But the tight quarters, often subdivided by makeshift plywood