Smoke billows from the Address Downtown skyscraper in Dubai on Jan. 1.

Dubai’s Emaar Properties has hired a local contractor to restore a fire-damaged hotel, stating on Sunday the New Year blaze would have “no material impact” on the company because the building and risk of fire are covered by its insurance.

Fire engulfed Emaar’s 63-story Address Downtown luxury hotel and residential tower on New Year’s Eve.

The fire has been contained and the company and authorities are investigating its cause, Emaar added in a morning statement to Dubai’s bourse.

Experts are asking if cladding layers fixed to the outside of buildings for decoration, insulation or protection may in some cases make them more vulnerable to fire.

In a further e-mailed statement, Emaar said it had hired Dubai-based DUTCO Group as contractor to clear and restore the hotel.

DUTCO representatives are already on-site and working “round-the-clock”, the statement said.

“As soon as clearing and assessment work is completed, construction will commence as per a tightly scheduled calendar,” Emaar said.

“The details of the work including the timelines and plans will be revealed in due course.”

Emaar’s hospitality division accounted for 12 percent of the firm’s revenue in the nine months to Sept. 30, 2015, its financial statements show.

The Address Downtownís nine-month room revenue was AED87.6 million ($23.85 million), or 18 percent of the hospitality unit’s total room revenue of AED490 million.

Emaar’s shares ended 1.6 percent lower, having fallen as much as 4.4 percent in early trade.

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