as chief vincent dunn was saying and from his experience that he brought to this discussion, this fire is far if being contained. we now have what at least appears to be two very different accounts. we re hearing from the official arab emirates government that is saying that 90% of this fire is contained. 14 people have suffered minor injuries including one individual who had a moderate case or one injury, heart attack, tattack to overcrowding and smoke. they re nonetheless being described as minor injuries. in addition to that we are hearing from eyewitnesses on the ground who say they can still see the fire burning, according to lama noppel, on the first 40 floors of that hotel. still being far from a situation thatty with can definitively say. but the fireworks and pyrotechnics that were planned for dubai went ahead as scheduled. chief vincent dunn, if i can
we ve been speaking to eyewitnesses on the ground around the area of at dress hotel for the better part of the last four hours. let s bring in one of the eyewitnesses. lama noppel. give us an update on what you ve heard. i understand you ve been hearing continuous sounds of explosions over the past hour or so. so just about five minutes ago i heard the fourth explosion, and it would be a very bright flame and a bright light, and it would actually mostly be under. i can t physically see it because there s the old burj blocking, i can t see under the 20th floor, i can t see that. but it looks like the fire s a lot more ablaze there. and this is where basically the flame is coming and the loud noise being heard.