A huge skyscraper caught fire in China: the video of the fire is impressive

On September 16, a high-rise building caught fire in the city of Changsha, Hunan province in China. It housed the office of the state telecommunications company China Telecom. Despite the efforts of firefighters, dozens of floors of the 200-meter building burned down in just 20 minutes. Writes about it Фокус.

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The number of injured people in the building has not yet been reported. However, given the scale of the fire, we can talk about hundreds of deaths.

According to some reports, the tower stored 35 tons of fuel for servers, which may explain why such a huge building burned down in a matter of minutes.

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The recording shows how the fire engulfed almost all floors of the building, and thick black smoke poured out of the windows.

In China, there was a fierce trash: in the city of Changsha, the building of China-telecom completely burned down in 20 minutes. It is reported that 35 tons of fuel for servers were stored there, and the number of victims could be estimated at several hundred people. pic.twitter.com/kiXwGksh4g

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Local firefighters quickly arrived at the scene, the open fire has already been extinguished. But, despite this, the top of the skyscraper still charred.

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The building was built in 2000. With a height of 218 meters, it became the first building in Changsha, whose height exceeded 200 meters.

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For safety reasons, the company voluntarily turned off the electricity. The exact cause of the fire is under investigation, but there are no reports of casualties yet.

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