42 FLOOR Skyscraper engulfed by FIRE in Changsha, China

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In downtown Changsha, capital of the Hunan province and a city of more than 10 million people

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Huge plume of black smoke smothered the blue skyline, and large items and bits of debris were seen falling off the 42-floor building.

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State broadcaster CCTV said that dozens of storey of the 715-foot-tall China Telecom building "burned with great intensity."

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City's fire department said it had sent an army of 280 firefighters, who were able to extinguish the blaze quickly.

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China Telecom said: "About 4:30pm today, the fire at our No. 2 Communications Tower in Changsha has been extinguished

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Skyscraper Tower block engulfed in flames, with authorities saying that no casualties had yet been found 

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