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Video courtesy of Alan J shows large pieces of burning material spilling down from a blaze engulfing the 84-storey Torch Tower in Dubai in the early hours of Friday morning, marking the second time the building has experienced a major fire in just two years. Emergency services converged around the fifth tallest residential building in the United Arab Emirates, fighting the flames and rescuing residents still trapped in the tower.
Dubai welcomes in the New Year with a spectacular fireworks display even as a luxury hotel fire rages nearby. Vanessa Johnston reports.
Fires in Greece destroy cars, houses and lands in Archarnes on the outskirts of Athens, as Greek firefighters struggle to gain the upper hand against major wildfires burning unchecked for a sixth day. IMAGES
Images shot from the center of the Greek capital show fires on hills overlooking Athens as firefighters struggle to contain uncontrolled fires throughout the country for a fifth day. IMAGES
Spanish firefighters and military emergency units work to prevent a fire from reigniting in Santa Cruz del Valle, in central Spain's Avila province, where more than a thousand hectares have been burnt in the last few days. IMAGES
Portugal battled major forest fires over the weekend as temperatures rose sharply. A blaze broke out in the Mafra area, around 40 kilometres (25 miles) north of Lisbon, where some 400 firefighters were drafted in to fight the blaze. IMAGES
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