42-floor Chinese skyscraper engulfed in flames
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Oh A 42-story building in ChangshaThe capital of China’s southern province of Hunan was engulfed in flames and black smoke on Friday.
Videos of the incident showed debris falling to the ground and workers running out of the building, which belongs to the country’s largest telecom operator.
The city’s fire department said 280 firefighters were deployed and were able to quickly control the blaze in the 720-foot-tall building.
Social media users complained of being unable to use their phones. However, China Telecom said in a statement that there was. No disruption to cell phone service..
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Flames and smoke billow from a 218-meter-tall office building in Changsha, Hunan Province, China on September 16, 2022.
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Flames and smoke billow from a 218-meter-tall office building in Changsha, Hunan Province, China on September 16, 2022.
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Officials said there was no loss of life or property in the fire, as dozens of floors were gutted.
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Flames and smoke billow from a 218-meter-tall office building in Changsha, Hunan Province, China on September 16, 2022. A large fire broke out in a skyscraper in the city of Changsha on Friday afternoon. No casualty has been reported yet.
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Flames and smoke rise from an office building on September 16, 2022 in Changsha, Hunan Province, China.
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There was no urgency. Information on the cause of the fire.
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Rachel Peck of Fox News, Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.