google-site-verification: googlec7193c3de77668c9.html

China: Debris falls after plane hits Beijing’s tallest building

Advertisements

Warning: Viewers may find the footage distressing

Video shows the moment debris from a small aircraft fell to the ground after a crash into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper.

Eyewitnesses told Reuters news agency that an aircraft the size of a car crashed into the CITIC Tower, also known as China Zun, on Friday.

Social media footage captured from a building nearby showed what appeared to be a small plane on the ground. Firefighters were also seen extinguishing a fire in the tower.

CITIC Tower is a 108-storey skyscraper in Beijing’s central business district and the headquarters of the state-owned conglomerate CITIC Group, one of China’s largest.

There was no immediate comment from authorities about the incident.


BBC News

Views: 1

See also  Paris Olympics 2024: death threats against ceremony organisers spark probe

Check Also

Housing board votes to freeze New York rents in victory for Mamdani

A New York City housing board has approved a key pledge made by Mayor Zohran …

Aerial footage reveals destruction in coastal Venezuela

After two major earthquakes hit Venezuela on Wednesday, aerial footage has revealed the destruction wrought …

Man who killed six in car attack on Magdeburg Christmas market sentenced to life in prison | World News

A man who killed six people when he drove a car into crowds at a …

Leave a Reply

Available for Amazon Prime
The writing club. 429 too many requests.