The blaze that consumed the high-rise Mandarin Oriental hotel last night in the new CCTV complex has the internet abuzz. If you didn’t hear news about the fire, click here or here or here. The hotel is part of the... ...full story at Tim Johnson
from Tim Johnson on Tue, Feb 10 2009
see also:
| 11 Feb 09 |
  |
Beijing CCTV Annex Fire vs. WTC Kollaps »
YouTube video WTC vs. burning Beijing CCTV Annex Fire
Beijing CCTV Annex Fire - Mandarin Oriental Hotel Fire - 9 Feb 2009 approx. 9:06pm
Note: The fire is in the building immediately next to the new CCTV HQ which will be the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. It is NOT the... |
| 10 Feb 09 |
 |
Reporting on the CCTV complex fire » Danwei Xinhua photo of the fire The northern building of the new CCTV complex, which houses the Television Culture Center (TVCC) and the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, caught fire last night at around 8:00. The fire spread quickly and soon the entire 34-storey... |
| 12 Feb 09 |
 |
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... |
| 18 Feb 09 |
|
Commemorative t-shirts for the Great CCTV Fire » Danwei Wear the 2.9 CCTV Fire The Mandarin Oriental Hotel building in the new CCTV complex went up in flames on February 9. The following day, an enterprising t-shirt retailer released a line of fire-related shirts. The t-shirts, which are carried on the... |
| 09 Feb 09 |
|
Mandarin Oriental Fire Photos from Sina (before they get harmonized) » CN Reviews Thanks to reports about Internet news on the burning getting harmonized, I thought I’d quickly download some more photos from Sina of the fire at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel (aka Television Cultural Center aka Boot aka Termites Nest). A quick follow... |
| 10 Feb 09 |
|
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... |
twitter
blogs
china
thailand
japan
technology