mrnhtbr2232
15th November 2010, 07:07 AM
Gee, what do you know....a 28-story steel-framed building burning on almost all floors for six hours and it never even budged. Next time they should try jet fuel and squibs, eh?
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fgw-shanghai-fire-20101116,0,5669546.story
SHANGHAI —
Fire engulfed a high-rise apartment building under renovation in China's business center of Shanghai on Monday, killing at least eight people, injuring more than 90 and sending some residents racing down scaffolding to escape.
A witness said building materials caught fire, and the blaze spread to scaffolding and then to the 28-story building, which houses a number of retired teachers, the official New China News Agency reported.
More than 80 fire trucks were called to battle the blaze, Shanghai state television said, and streams of water could be seen flowing into the building, which appeared to be gutted.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fgw-shanghai-fire-20101116,0,5669546.story
SHANGHAI —
Fire engulfed a high-rise apartment building under renovation in China's business center of Shanghai on Monday, killing at least eight people, injuring more than 90 and sending some residents racing down scaffolding to escape.
A witness said building materials caught fire, and the blaze spread to scaffolding and then to the 28-story building, which houses a number of retired teachers, the official New China News Agency reported.
More than 80 fire trucks were called to battle the blaze, Shanghai state television said, and streams of water could be seen flowing into the building, which appeared to be gutted.