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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 31 Dec 2015

    Fire breaks out in building close to Dubai's Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest skyscraperhttp://bbc.in/1P2GclP 

    9:53 AM - 31 Dec 2015
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      2. BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 31 Dec 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        Injuries reported in Dubai hotel fire but officials insist New Year celebrations will continue as scheduledhttp://bbc.in/1MJecls 

        35 replies 615 retweets 369 likes
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      1. MANISH‏ @manishmanjrekar 31 Dec 2015
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews D Address Hotel on fire https://twitter.com/AtiehS/status/682617847139418112/video/1 …

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      1. Professor Pauline Dixon‏ @drpaulinedixon 31 Dec 2015
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews @james_tooley fire on bbc news take care

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      2. Dan‏ @AdvancedLoser 31 Dec 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        I wonder how much they're gonna have to pay out to all the millionaires staying there for New Years @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Damian R‏ @Damian4004 3 Jan 2016
        Replying to @AdvancedLoser

        @AdvancedLoser Your right I wonder how much they're going to pay out to all the millionaires what stayed in that building.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Eduardo Straliotto‏ @dudupoa 31 Dec 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @DanielScola é aquele hotel do ladopic.twitter.com/tTL99EvUmR

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      1. . 🌈‏ @hapspop 31 Dec 2015
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        @BBCBreaking hope people are ok and they're able to evacuate

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      1. Ashley.‏ @AshleyWHUFC 31 Dec 2015
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews happy new year

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      2. Bhandar  🐒‏ @Mrlayzee 31 Dec 2015
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews @saiyaan97 What a coincidence... 😂

        3 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      4. Bhandar  🐒‏ @Mrlayzee 31 Dec 2015
        Replying to @saiyaan97

        @saiyaan97 @BBCBreaking @BBCNews 🐸☕

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      1. curfew‏ @GOYIMmm 1 Jan 2016
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews three cousins ”pic.twitter.com/JDFX8qF4Ss

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      1. Reema Harfoushi‏ @ReemaHarfoushi 31 Dec 2015
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews fire didn't start at 20th as reported started few floors belowpic.twitter.com/DwT9QFanIN

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      1. Copo‏ @Copo1966 31 Dec 2015
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews I'm trapped on the 44th floor

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      1. Harry Walker‏ @HarryWalker66 31 Dec 2015
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews @hugojoshin Josh get us sent there pal, @cwakka6 looks like they need a hand...

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      1. John Herzberg‏ @HerzbergFL 31 Dec 2015
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        @BBCBreaking @fangsbites what kind of headline is that? A building next to a building is on fire.

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      1. Regitha Prasad‏ @PrasadRegitha 31 Dec 2015
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews Hope n pray that all r safe no causalities.

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      1. Marc‏ @bickers83 31 Dec 2015
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews everybody! Grab your Louis Vuitton bags!

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