The Abu Dhabi Plaza, a high-rise building still under construction in Astana, Kazakhstan's capital, was engulfed in a fiery inferno early on Saturday. The massive blaze, which lit up the tower like a torch, was suspected to have been caused by faulty diesel heating systems on the building's 25th floor, according to Kazakhstan News.
Emergency Situations Ministry's official representative Ruslan Imankulov stated that though the damage to the building seems quite extensive, there were, at least, no reports of anyone who was injured in the blaze. About 120 people were reported to have been evacuated from the building site, reports RT News.
Responding to the massive blaze, dozens of firefighters in almost 20 fire-fighting vehicles took on the task of stopping the blaze, which took responders about six hours to effectively put out. Initial assumptions point to a possible gas cylinder explosion as the cause of the fire, though it's rapid spread was most probably caused by a faulty heating system on the building's 25th floor.
Witnesses around the area quickly took to social media to share the dramatic event, with a number of people stating that the building looked like it was about to fall apart, reports The Daily Mail.
The tower had been in construction since 2010, and was expected to be finished within the year. At 88 stories and 1,250 ft. tall, the Abu Dhabi Plaza was set to hold the title of the tallest building in the country and in Central Asia.
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