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.
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 isnโt known but reports suggest it could be in the hundreds. China Telecom is a massive, state-owned operation employing hundreds of thousands of staff.
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.
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.
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.
BEIJING - A major fire broke out in a skyscraper in the central Chinese city of Changsha, local media reported on Friday. No casualty has been reported so ...
Preliminary investigations showed that the massive blaze was started after the outer wall of the building caught fire, the department added. โThe fire appeared to have started from one of the lower floors, but the blaze spread very quickly upwards,โ a passer-by who gave his name only as Mr Peng told reporters. BEIJING - A major fire broke out in a skyscraper in the central Chinese city of Changsha, local media reported on Friday.