VIDEO: Dubai firefighters left notes for residents returning to Torch Tower

on Aug 14, 2017 at 5:51am PDT

The emergency number for Dubai Civil Defence is at the bottom of each note (which is 997, in case you didn’t know).

Another post shows the notes being posted on the doors, and is accompanied  by a caption in Arabic which explains that Dubai Civil Defence was there to provide moral support and help with residents safely returning to their homes.

on Aug 14, 2017 at 3:35am PDT

Lt Col Ali Al Mutawa, head of operations at Dubai Civil Defence, noted that this humanitarian initiative is an integral part of the role played by Dubai Civil Defence.

Dubai Civial Defence were praised for their quick action when the fire broke out (there were people at the scene within minutes), ensuring that there were no casualties, and even trying to reunited people with their pets. Following the fire, Dubai Media Office tweeted a picture of a member of a firefighter holding a cat while sitting outside the tower. The caption reads: “ Civil Defence rescued pets from Torch Tower last night and reunited them with their owners.”

Civil Defence rescued pets from Torch Tower last night and reunited them with their owners

— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice)

Another photo showed Major General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police, with a cat that was found in the tower. The picture was captioned: “Major General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police returns a rescued pet from the Torch Tower to its owner.”

Major General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police returns a rescued pet from the Torch Tower to its owner

— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice)