Footage of the incident showed the five-star £245 million ($330 million) hotel engulfed in flames as air defence systems intercepted several Iranian missiles bound for targets in the UAE.
The incident was caused by falling shrapnel from an struck down airstrike, local reports said.
Iranian suicide drones were also spotted slamming into a Bahrain tower block, with footage showing the high-rise building ablaze.
The Palm Jumeirah resort was opened on Dubai’s iconic palm-shaped artificial archipelago in 2012 and boasts almost 400 rooms on 14 storeys.
Emergency services were pictured on the scene where at least four people have been reported injured.
Palm Jumeirah hotel, Dubai
The Fairmont Hotel was pictured engulfed in flames on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah
Smoke rises from a burning building hit by an Iranian drone strike, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Seef district, Manama, Bahrain, February 28, 2026.
Smoke rises from a burning building hit by an Iranian drone strike, after Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran, in Seef district, Manama, Bahrain)
