China
Fire engulfs office tower in China, no casualty
Beijing: A massive fire broke out at a high-rise office building in downtown Changsha city of China, media reports said on Friday.
Dozens of storeys of the more than 200m-tall China Telecom building "burned with great intensity", sending thick smoke into the sky, state broadcaster CCTV said as quoted by Channel News Asia.
The fire has been brought under control.
No casualties has been reported so far.
36 fire trucks and 280 firefighters reportedly rushed to the spot to douse the flame.
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