China fire: Skyscraper engulfed in massive flames

Key Facts

• Footage posted on social media showed massive flames racing up the 42-storey building's side as office workers rushed to evacuate the building.
• Thick clouds of black smoke billowed out of the structure, which is a regional office for China Telecom.
• Images posted on social media showed firefighters aiming jets of water at the blackened facade of the 218m (715ft) tall structure in a race to put the fire out.
• According to state media, the building was completed in the year 2000 and is positioned near a major ring road in the city of Changsha, the 10-million person capital of Hunan province, in south-central China.

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