Aquarium leak sparks Dubai Mall evacuation

Posted by: Rashid Sunday, 28 February 2010 5:35 AM[UAE]

@Bahrainitaxi... Yes, I agree with you - for the first time... AB was right to report it... Many other local websites did. It is import to report these things (blunders)... Unlike Gizmodo or other websites owned by NEWS CORP. (Zawya, et al) that used this leak as proof of hubris, vanity, and an ominous warning of an apocalyptic end to Dubai, AB just reported the news... Bravo!!! And yes I am "LOCAL"

Posted by: Malik Saturday, 27 February 2010 2:37 AM[UAE] - UAE

Dubai has the highest safety standards .and what happened here is just normal and it has been fixed.It could happen any where It is really ridiculous that all the news mentioned this .It just a leakage for god sake . Everyone just want to criticize Dubai for anything.

Posted by: Bahraintaxi Friday, 26 February 2010 4:49 PM[UAE]

AB is primarily a local newsite, hence ARABIAN Business, and this is local news. It's perfectly normal for local news media to give prominance to newstories that wouldn't make it into the global media. Nobody (except for Sensationalism and Fred) is comparing this incident to 9/11 or other disasters in Nigeria, Bolivia, the USA or anywhere else. This story has local importance because: (a) it could have been a lot worse and therefore is a wake-up call and; (b) it's high time Dubai (and other GCC states, but especially Dubai) started to focus on safety, reliability, and sustainability. It's all very well going on some sort of Freudian chase after the biggest this, the tallest that and the longest the other, but none of this amounts to anything if things start to collapse on people's heads. This isn't part of a sensationalistic media campaign against Dubai; it is merely responsible local reporting highlighting health and safety issues for the people who work and shop in the mall (and the poor fish).

Posted by: sensationalism hater Friday, 26 February 2010 2:20 PM[UAE] - UAE

It is so obvious these news sites(everyone knows which ones) are trying to sensationalize everything that happens to dubai these days... everything is because they are stupid foolish etc etc... it was a leak, it was solved... atleast this isnt like maktoob who are treating it as 9/11

Posted by: Fred Friday, 26 February 2010 1:38 PM[UAE]

Is everyone missing the point? Are most people ignorant or blind? Dubai has such high standards of anything that is built here that even a leakage in a mall makes world headlines! Thousands of people died fighting in Nigeria 2 weeks ago, A huge explosion took place at the electricity plant in Bolivia, An Acquarium DID shatter in Miami, did anyone know of this? A minor leakage at Dubai mall and even Reuters/AP/AFP and what have you are talking about it. Everyone is quick to thrash or critisize Dubai on anything and everything ... Leakage! this is becoming ridiculous.