In Pics: Massive fire at Sharjah residential tower

A massive fire broke out in a multi-storey residential building in the Butina area of Sharjah on Tuesday due to the suspected explosion of a cooking gas cylinder. (CHANDRA BALAN)
The fire quickly spread all over the building with fibre glass cladding, said Col Mohd Ede Al Mazloum, Director of Operations, Sharjah Police. (CHANDRA BALAN)
The blaze broke out at 5pm and continued late into the night in Kuwait Tower in Sharjah's Butina area. (CHANDRA BALAN)
The fire broke out at about 5pm on one of the top storeys of the 15-floor Kuwait Tower building which has 72 flats and spread to other floors. (CHANDRA BALAN)
The fire broke out at about 5pm on one of the top storeys of the 15-floor Kuwait Tower building which has 72 flats and spread to other floors. (CHANDRA BALAN)
Six people who were injured in the incident were airlifted to Kuwaiti Hospital in Sharjah. (CHANDRA BALAN)
A massive fire broke out in a multi-storey residential building in the Butina area of Sharjah on Tuesday due to the suspected explosion of a cooking gas cylinder. (CHANDRA BALAN)
A massive fire raging at the Kuwait Tower building in Butina along Sharjah-Ajman road on Tuesday night. (CHANDRA BALAN)