Smoke rises after a fire broke out in a building at Al Maryah Island in Abu Dhabi, UAE, August 30, 2016. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

DUBAI, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of construction workers were evacuated from a 28-story under-construction building that caught fire Tuesday in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) capital Abu Dhabi, local media reported.

Fire engines and civil defense helicopters rushed to the site to prevent workers from being trapped by the flames, UAE daily The National reported.

No immediate reports about human casualties were available. Images show the high-rise building was near completion as most of the façade and cladding installed.

A witness construction worker said that the blaze had started at about 10.30 a.m.

Abu Dhabi police vehicles have cordoned off the area surrounding the building, including an adjacent bridge leading to Abu Dhabi's Al Maryah Island.

Debris fell off the building amid a clear blue sky and temperatures above 41 degrees Celsius.

A nearby luxury hotel run by the local Rotana Corporation was closed but The National said no damage was reported at the hotel.