2/23/15 Smoking on balconies in Dubai in focus after Torch Tower blaze Khaleej Times All too often, she said, we read reports of house and building fires being caused by smoking — not just in the UAE, but around the world too.
2/22/15 Residents in shock over weekend fires Khaleej Times Burning cigarette butts tossed through windows and shisha parties on balconies have been identified as culprits for a few major fires that killed people and ravaged properties in the past years.
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3/14/13 Your cigarette or shisha could start a fire Emirates 24/7 Unsafe habits and carelessness sparked 55 fires in first 11 months of 2012
             Shisha smokers sparking fires in Dubai ArabianBusiness.com Burning shisha coal and cigarette butts caused 55 fires in Dubai last year, according to Dubai Police.
3/10/13 Balcony, cigarette-butt fire hazard biggest threat to building safety: Dubai Police fire expert Emirates 247.com Mahmoud El-Shahat, a fire expert at the department told this website that most of the fires that break out start due to cigarette butts or remnants of shisha falling from top floors onto balconies of lower floors where flammable items were stored.
12/5/12 Stray cigarette caused Tamweel fire - Dubai police ArabianBusiness.com A fire that gutted Tamweel Tower in Dubai’s Jumeirah Lakes Towers two weeks ago was started by a cigarette butt, most likely thrown over a balcony, an official report by Dubai Police said.
            Cigarette Caused Tamweel Tower Dubai Fire GulfBusiness.com A police report says a cigarette was to blame for causing the fire in Jumeriah Lakes Towers.
            Resident slams 'careless' culprit after discarded cigarette caused JLT fire 7DaysInDubai.com Tenants of Tamweel Tower, many of whom were left with only the clothes they had been sleeping in when a fire erupted, reacted with shock last night to news that a cigarette started the blaze.
11/20/12 JLT Tamweel Tower fire ignites 'throwing cigarette butts from high-rises' debate Emirates 24/7 News The fire in a Jumeirah Lake Towers apartment has once again raised the question of people throwing cigarette butts from their apartment balconies.