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High-rise building engulfed by fire in southern China, state media reports

Casualty numbers are not yet known but the fire has been put out, according to reports

Situated in the river valley along the lower part of Xiangjiang river, Changsha is the capital city of Hunan Province. Photograph: Ryan Pyle/Getty Images
Situated in the river valley along the lower part of Xiangjiang river, Changsha is the capital city of Hunan Province. Photograph: Ryan Pyle/Getty Images
Fri Sept 16 2022 - 11:53

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

Dozens of storeys of the more than 200-metre tall (656-ft) China Telecom building “burned with great intensity”, sending thick smoke into the sky, state broadcaster CCTV said.

The fire has been put out, but casualty numbers are not known yet, it has been reported.

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