Where is the skyscraper with 42 floors?
A fire broke out in a high-rise building in Changsha, a city in central China, on Friday. According to officials, no one has been injured so far.
State news broadcaster CCTV says China Telecom’s office is in a 42-story skyscraper where the fire broke out.
CCTV showed that “thick smoke was coming from the area” and that “dozens of floors were burning fiercely.”
The provincial fire department later wrote on social media: “So far the fire has been extinguished and we have not found any victims.”
What went wrong?
In the first image released by CCTV, orange flames could be seen slashing through the building in a busy part of town while black smoke billowed into the air.
A large fire broke out in a high-rise office building of China Telecom in downtown Changsha, capital of Hunan, on Friday afternoon (September 16), according to CCTV.
CCTV said that on Friday afternoon, September 16, a huge fire broke out at a China Telecom office tower in downtown Changsha, capital of southern China’s Hunan Province.
An image shared on social media later reportedly showed the fire was out and rescue workers sprayed water over the building’s burned facade.
China Telecom said in a social media post that the fire at our No. 2 communications tower in Changsha was extinguished at 4:30 p.m. today. There were no communication problems and no one was injured.
A video shared on social media appeared to show hundreds of people fleeing the building as flaming debris fell from the top floors. AFP could not immediately review the clip. Around 10 million people live in Changsha, the capital of Hunan.
CCTV says the 218-meter (715-foot) tall building was completed in 2000 and stands next to a major ring road.
People often die in fires in China, where building codes are not always followed and illegal construction is commonplace. This makes it difficult for people to get out of burning buildings.
What did the state media say?
At least 15 people died and at least 25 were injured in a warehouse fire in northeastern Jilin province in July last year, according to state media.
A month earlier, a fire at a martial arts school in northern Henan province killed 18 people, most of them children. This sparked a debate about fire safety regulations.
In 2017, two fires in Beijing’s migrant neighborhoods killed another 24 people. In 2010, 58 people died in a major fire that destroyed a 28-story apartment complex in Shanghai.
In a later post on social media, the provincial fire department said: “For now the fire is out and we have not found any bodies.”
CCTV took the first picture, which showed orange flames racing through the building in a crowded part of the city while black smoke billowed into the air.
An image later posted to social media appeared to show that the fire had been extinguished and that rescue workers sprayed jets of water on the burned exterior of the building.
In a post on social media, China Telecom said, “Today at around 4:30 p.m., the fire in our No. 2 communications tower in Changsha was extinguished.”
“No bodies have been found to date and communications have not been disrupted.”
A video shared on social media appeared to show dozens of people running from the building as flaming objects fell from upper floors.
About 10 million people live in Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province.
According to CCTV, the 218-meter-tall building was completed in 2000 and is near a major ring road.
China has many fires that kill people, and because building codes are not always followed and illegal construction is common, it can be difficult for people to get out of burning buildings.
At least 15 people died and at least 25 were injured in a warehouse fire in northeastern Jilin province in July last year, according to state media.
A month earlier, 18 people, mostly children, died in a fire at a martial arts school in central Henan Province. This led to a big fuss about fire safety regulations.
In 2017, two fires in Beijing’s migrant neighborhoods killed another 24 people. In 2010, 58 people died in a major fire that spread through a 28-story apartment building in Shanghai.
The 720-foot building fire was quickly extinguished by 280 firefighters, according to the city fire department.
CCTV took the first picture, which showed orange flames racing through the building in a crowded part of the city while black smoke billowed into the air.
An image later posted to social media appeared to show that the fire had been extinguished and that rescue workers sprayed jets of water on the burned exterior of the building.
In a post on social media, China Telecom said, “The fire at our No. 2 communications tower in Changsha was extinguished around 4:30 p.m. today.”
It also said no one was hurt or killed and there were no problems with cellphone service, but people on social media said they couldn’t use their phones.
About 10 million people live in Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province.
According to CCTV, the 720-foot building was completed in 2000 and is near a major ring road.
China has many fires that kill people, and because building codes are not always followed and illegal construction is common, it can be difficult for people to get out of burning buildings.
At least 15 people died and at least 25 were injured in a warehouse fire in northeastern Jilin province in July last year, according to state media.
A month earlier, 18 people, mostly children, died in a fire at a martial arts school in central Henan province. This led to a big fuss about fire safety regulations.
In 2017, two fires in Beijing’s migrant neighborhoods killed another 24 people. In 2010, 58 people died in a major fire that spread through a 28-story apartment building in Shanghai.
The first case of monkeypox in China was found in the southwestern city of Chongqing. However, the local health authority said the risk of the disease spreading to the rest of the city was very low.
The patient, whose age and gender were not disclosed, has flown to Chongqing from another country, according to the city’s health commission. While in quarantine due to Covid-19, they became ill and developed a rash.
The monkeypox virus was found in the patient’s blood at both the Chongqing and National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The diagnosis was confirmed by a central government expert group on Friday.
The patient is being treated in isolation at a designated hospital and is in stable condition, according to the commission. All close contacts are kept separate for medical observation, but it didn’t say much about them.
“Experts concluded that the patient had been quarantined upon arrival in Chongqing and had no record of social interactions. “The likelihood of an epidemic is low,” the statement said.
The commission urged people from countries that had reported cases of monkeypox to keep an eye on their health and to inform health authorities if they had been in contact with patients. People traveling to these countries should not share items with people who have monkeypox or engage in sexual activity with people who may have it.
Monkeypox is a virus that primarily affects the tropical rainforests of central and western Africa. Symptoms can last between two and four weeks.
It’s been around in those areas for decades, but in early May, the UK became the first country to confirm cases of monkeypox. Other countries in Europe and America soon followed.
WHO says monkeypox is a global health emergency and raises highest alert level.
In July, the World Health Organization declared the rapid spread of a previously common disease a public health emergency.
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Since it started spreading, China has been on high alert for people who may have brought monkeypox into the country.
In June, China’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urged all cities to watch for symptoms, the most obvious of which is a rash, in travelers coming to the country, especially those who are in a country have stayed where cases of monkeypox have been reported in the last 21 days.
A month later, China’s customs office asked travelers entering China who may have been exposed to monkeypox to come forward and say so.
People arriving from countries where monkeypox has been reported have been urged to take disinfection measures if they think they are infected or have been exposed.
This year, WHO has heard of nearly 53,000 confirmed cases of monkeypox and 18 deaths from 102 countries and territories.
The number of new cases reported worldwide fell by 25.5% in the week ended September 4 compared to the previous week. The biggest declines were in America and Europe.