Changsha fire

2022 - 9 - 16

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Fire engulfs office tower in China's Changsha city (CNA)

Preliminary investigations show that the outer wall of the 42-storey China Telecom building caught fire, says Hunan's fire department.

Preliminary investigations showed that the outer wall of the building caught fire, said Hunan's fire department. Advertisement "Thick smoke billowed from the site, and dozens of floors burned ferociously," state broadcaster CCTV reported.

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Major fire in skyscraper in China's Changsha city: State media (TODAY)

The blaze broke out in a 42-floor building housing an office of state-owned telecommunications company China Telecom, according to state broadcaster CCTV.

Advertisement The provincial fire department said later in a social media post that "at present, the fire has been extinguished, and we have not yet discovered any casualties". BEIJING — A fire engulfed a skyscraper Friday (Sept 16) in the central Chinese city of Changsha, with authorities saying that no casualties had yet been found.

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Huge Fire Breaks Out At Chinese Skyscraper In Changsha (Deadline)

A huge fire has engulfed a skyscraper that's believed to house China Telecom in the city of Changsha, according to Chinese state media.

[#China], the skyscraper of the largest telecom operator China Telecom in [#Changsha]is on fire. The number of fatalities isn’t known but reports suggest it could be in the hundreds. China Telecom is a massive, state-owned operation employing hundreds of thousands of staff.

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Major fire engulfs skyscraper in Changsha, central China (The Guardian)

The blaze broke out in a 42-floor building housing an office of the state-owned telecommunications company China Telecom, according to the state broadcaster ...

AFP was not immediately able to verify the footage. A video shared on social media appeared to show dozens of people fleeing the building as flaming debris fell from the upper floors. A later image shared on social media appeared to show that the flames had subsided, as emergency personnel sprayed jets of water on to its charred facade.

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Fire engulfs office tower in southern Chinese city (Reuters)

A massive fire engulfed a high-rise office building in downtown Changsha, capital of China's southern province of Hunan, on Friday afternoon, ...

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A video posted on social media by a local Chinese news outlet appeared to show the outside of the tall tower had been charred black in China's Changsha city ...

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China Telecom investigates fire in Changsha building; no casualties ... (Global Times)

The large fire that engulfed a high-rise building belonging to China Telecom in Changsha, Central China's Hunan Province, has been put out.

According to the staff member, the fire first started from some air conditioner external units. It noted that no casualties had been reported so far and it would continue to release information to the public in a timely manner. The group said that it had shut off power to some facilities in the building.

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Fire engulfs 42-storey skyscraper in central Chinese city Changsha (South China Morning Post)

Some 280 firefighters sent to blaze in China Telecom building on Friday afternoon.

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Major fire breaks out at 42-story skyscraper in Changsha, China (CNN)

A major fire broke out in a 42-story skyscraper in the central Chinese city of Changsha in Hunan province on Friday.

The Hunan fire department said in a statement on its official Weibo account that it was notified around 3:48 p.m. Authorities said that as of 4:20 p.m. local time (4:20 a.m.

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Fire engulfs skyscraper in central Chinese city (The Washington Post)

The building housed offices of one of the country's largest telecommunications companies, China Telecom.

In June of the same year, a fire at a martial arts school in Henan province killed 18 people, mostly children. “Right now, fixed-lined communication and mobile internet service can be accessed as normal, though the voice function in some mobile phones may be affected. In July last year, a warehouse fire in the northeastern province of Jilin killed at least 15 people and injured at least 25, according to the AFP, citing state media.

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