Dubai: An early morning fire in an industrial area in Dubai has sent thick black smoke over the horizon, only a few kilometers from the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building.

Flames shot out of a building in the Ras al Khor Industrial Area around 5:45 am on Tuesday. Police and civil defense forces battled the blaze and brought it under control in about an hour as the sun rose over Dubai's skyscraper-studded skyline.