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CCTV plans to rebuild burnt down tower

China Daily reports: The chief architect for the new headquarters for China's state broadcaster said Wednesday that preparations are under way to begin reconstruction on part of the complex that burned in a massive fire triggered by illegal fireworks... ...full story at Danwei

from Danwei on Thu, Oct 29 2009

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13 Feb 09 visit Why the CCTV Tower burned down  »  YouTube videoThis was filmed from my brother's apartment in Beijing the night the CCTV tower burned down.
29 Oct 09 visit Burned CCTV building 'safe'  »  Shanghai Daily THE chief architect for the landmark new headquarters for China's state broadcaster said the part of the complex that burned in a massive fire earlier this year can be repaired and does not need to be torn down. ...
10 Feb 09 visit Official: CCTV itself responsible for Monday's massive fire  »  People's Daily China Central Television (CCTV) itself was responsible for Monday night's massive fire that caused one death and seven injuries in its new headquarters complex in eastern Beijing, the city's fire control authorities said Tuesday. CCTV hired staff...
10 Feb 09 visit Fireworks to blame in CCTV fire  »  Danwei Xinhua reports on a mid-day press conference about last night's fire that gutted the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in the new CCTV complex: CCTV hired staff from a fireworks company to ignite several hundred large festive firecrackers in an open...
11 Aug 09 visit Another CCTV fire, and protests over compensation  »  Danwei The new CCTV building There's been another fire at the new CCTV complex in Beijing's Chaoyang District. Unlike February's fire, a raging inferno sparked by an illegal fireworks display, yesterday's incident was minor and resulted in very little...
12 Feb 09 visit Residents evacuated after Beijing CCTV-complex hotel fire back home  »  People's Daily All 626 residents evacuated after Monday night's massive fire at the China Central Television (CCTV)complex here went home Wednesday. The fire involved a 30-story building that houses a nearly-completed luxury Mandarin Oriental Hotel, part of the...

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