BEIJING: A strong explosion rocked a residential skyscraper in an prosperous neighborhood of the southern Chinese metropolis of Shenzhen on Wednesday (December 11), killing one particular person and sending shockwaves via close by skyscrapers.
The Shenzhen Fire Brigade mentioned it dispatched 16 fireplace vehicles and 80 rescue personnel after receiving a report of the emergency on the complicated.
Video posted by broadcaster Phoenix TV confirmed flames engulfing a part of the constructing’s exterior, with thick smoke billowing into the air.
“Suddenly there was a loud bang and the desk shook,” a 30-year-old man surnamed Zhang, who labored in a close-by workplace constructing, informed Reuters.
According to The Beijing News, a preliminary investigation confirmed that the gasoline explosion on the twenty eighth flooring of the constructing precipitated the hearth, whereas the precise explanation for the explosion continues to be being investigated.
At least one particular person fell from the constructing after the explosion and was taken away in an ambulance, the report mentioned.
The explosion occurred in a high-end condominium in an space the place the headquarters of main corporations together with Tencent are situated.
