Fire hits Dubai high-rise complex near world's tallest tower

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An inferno burned early Sunday in a high-rise tower complex being built alongside Dubai's largest mall, its thick black smoke shrouding the world's tallest building nearby in this desert metropolis where skyscraper blazes remain a worry.

(3 of 7) Smoke rises from a fire at a construction site near Dubai Mall in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, April 2, 2017. A large fire broke out early Sunday at a construction site near Dubai’s largest shopping mall, sending thick gray smoke billowing over the heart of the city.