"Around midday, we heard what sounded like an explosion - a very faint but deep sound. My partner and I assumed it was demolition until an hour later, when people started messaging me on WhatsApp asking if I was OK. I couldn't understand what they were worried about."
"As we sat on the beach, still trying to figure out what was happening and what to do next, we could hear more explosions and see accompanying clouds of smoke in the distance. We rushed inside, with me telling my pragmatic self to stay calm and not to panic."
"In the evening, more explosions could be heard. We could see the orange light of missiles racing across the sky. We didn't know where they were being launched from or who was launching them."
"By this point, the sky had become a large plume of smoke over the Fairmont hotel. In the lobby, people were notably panicked. It felt quite claustrophobic, unsettling."
Kunal Trehan, a 42-year-old luxury interior designer from Cheshire, traveled to Dubai on February 20th for business expansion. His scheduled February 28th return flight was canceled after explosions began near his beachfront hotel. Throughout the day, multiple explosions occurred with visible missile fire crossing the sky and smoke clouds visible from the Fairmont hotel. Hotel staff instructed guests to remain indoors with curtains closed as panic spread through the lobby. Emergency alerts were issued to guests' phones at midnight. Stranded without immediate travel options, Trehan faced continued accommodation expenses of approximately $670 per night while the situation remained uncertain.
Read at Business Insider
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