The Lotus Garden China Telecom Building (荷花园电信大楼), also known as the Changsha No. 2 Telecom Hinge Building (长沙第二长途电信枢纽大楼), is a 218-metre-tall (715 ft) commercial building owned by China Telecom in Furong District, Changsha, China. The roof of the building rises to 189 metres (620 ft),[1] with the remaining height being from a spire. Construction began in 1997,[1] and the building was completed in 2000, near a major ring road.[2] At the time of its completion, the building was the tallest high-rise in Changsha.[3]
| Lotus Garden China Telecom Building | |
|---|---|
荷花园电信大楼 | |
 The building in 2021 | |
| Alternative names | Changsha No. 2 Telecom Hinge Building |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial |
| Location | Furong District, Changsha, China |
| Completed | 2000 |
| Destroyed | 2022 |
| Owner | China Telecom |
| Height | 218 m (715 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 42 |
2022 fire
editOn September 16, 2022, the building was engulfed by fire.[2][3][4] The fire was first reported at 3:48 PM and was extinguished by 5:00 PM. 36 fire engines and 280 firefighters from 17 stations responded.[3] According to a preliminary investigation, the fire began on an outer wall of the building on one of the lower floors, and quickly spread upwards.[5] Chinese media reported that no casualties were found.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b SkycraperPage.com – Changsha No. 2 Telecom Hinge Building.
- ^ a b Beijing, Agence France-Presse in (September 16, 2022). "Major fire engulfs skyscraper in Changsha, central China". The Guardian.
- ^ a b c Zhuang Pinghui (September 16, 2022). "Fire engulfs 42-storey skyscraper in central Chinese city of Changsha". South China Morning Post.
- ^ "Fire engulfs office tower in southern Chinese city". September 16, 2022 – via www.reuters.com.
- ^ a b "Tall building in central China's Changsha city engulfed in flames". The Straits Times. September 16, 2022.
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