BEIJING: A fire broke out suddenly in a 42-storey skyscraper in the central Chinese city of Changsha in Hunan province, which also houses the office of a state-owned telecom company.
According to China’s official broadcaster, authorities said that as of 4:20 p.m. local time (4:20 a.m. ET), the fire had been put out and there were no known casualties, according Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
The Hunan fire department said in a statement on its official Weibo account that it was notified around 3:48 p.m. local time that a fire had broken out in the China Telecom Building in the city’s Furong District.
Telecom building in Changsha, Hunan went on fire
Apparently the paint on the outside caught on fire? The company says that everyone was evacuated safely and hope that’s true???? pic.twitter.com/gxzpiKR22S
— ???? 田里的猹 (@melonconsumer) September 16, 2022
In the videos that went viral on social media, it can be seen that the high flames have engulfed most of the floors of the 42-storey building and firefighters are trying to control the fire. Officially, the loss of life in the fire incident has not been confirmed, but there are fears of casualties. The skyscraper has been severely damaged.
