DUBAI // Two men were injured and several cars damaged on Tuesday morning when window-cleaning equipment fell from a 34-storey tower in Tecom.
There were unconfirmed reports that one of the injured men later died in hospital.
“The whole building shook,” said a resident who lives on the 30th floor of Al Shaiba Tower A. “I was sitting with my cat on my lap and we both shook because of the noise.”
By the time the resident, who asked not to be named, went downstairs to check on the noise, police were there and an ambulance had already taken away the two injured.
One of the two men was delivering fruit and vegetables to a supermarket at the building.
“There were vegetables and bananas strewn everywhere,” said the witness. “The whole street was scattered with pieces of metal.”
Several cars parked next to the entrance of the building were severely damaged, while other nearby vehicles also had minor damage.
Apartment windows on one of the upper floors of the building also appeared to be damaged.
One resident said she was afraid for her safety as similar equipment is mounted on the roof of tower B of the complex.
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