A huge fire has broken out in a luxury apartment block in Dubai (Picture: Mitch Williams/@MitchGWilliams))

A huge blaze has broken out in a luxury apartment block in Dubai the latest in a number to take place this year.

Pictures show multiple floors of the building, in The Palm’s Oceania residences, on fire with firefighters on the scene.

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At least one of the building’s penthouses erupted into flames at around 10:30pm with the fire visible from several kilometres away.

It follows others in downtown Dubai and Dubai Marina this year, including one which spanned 30 floors of the Sulafa tower in July.


On New Year’s Eve a 63-storey residence block caught fire and 16 people suffered minor injuries.

A safety code was revised by the United Arab Emirates in 2013 meaning all blocks over 15 metres tall must have fire resistant exterior cladding, however, this does not apply to older buildings.



According to the official Dubai Media Office, the building has been evacuated with no reported injuries.

Building in #Dubai still on fire… Be safe everyone around there! #Dubaifire pic.twitter.com/uSdsQWGOCL — Andre van Niekerk (@AndreNiekerk) December 12, 2016

More to follow.