Aircraft Strikes 528-Meter Tower, Prompting Evacuations
L'essentiel
- An aircraft struck the upper floors of a 528-meter tower, causing wreckage to fall and prompting urgent evacuations.
- Police cordoned off the area, and ambulances were seen near the building.
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Videos posted to social media showed an aircraft striking the upper floors of a 528-meter tower, with wreckage falling onto the surrounding pavement and green space.
Videos posted to social media showed the aircraft striking the upper floors of the 528-metre (1,732-foot) tower, with chunks of wreckage falling onto the surrounding pavement and green space. Additional footage showed people being evacuated from the building.
A woman surnamed Lin told the South China Morning Post that she had been urgently evacuated from the building at 6pm.
“I ran out without my ID card or bag,” she said.
A bystander who works in a nearby building said he had heard a loud noise at around 5.40pm, but added that he had not seen the crash. Police cordoned off the roads surrounding the site of the incident and dispersed the crowd, maintaining a heavy police presence around the skyscraper.
Several ambulances were also seen parked near the building.
Questions ouvertes
- What type of aircraft was involved?
- What caused the aircraft to strike the tower?
- Are there any casualties or injuries?
