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Fire engulfs Shanghai high-rise, deaths reported. More soon...
Al Jazeera ^ | November 15th 2010 | Staff

Posted on 11/15/2010 2:15:58 AM PST by Cardhu

Fire engulfs Shanghai high-rise, five deaths reported via AP - people reported jumping from the building.


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: blase; china; highrise; toweringinferno
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To: Cardhu

Something went terrible wrong......


21 posted on 11/15/2010 3:20:59 AM PST by A. Morgan
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To: A. Morgan

Bamboo scaffolding


22 posted on 11/15/2010 3:47:12 AM PST by BubbaJunebug
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To: Cardhu

http://www.jfdaily.com/a/1667988.htm


23 posted on 11/15/2010 3:48:22 AM PST by A. Morgan
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To: A. Morgan
Liberation Daily Reporter Zhang Chi photographs reported 14 o'clock 15 minutes, rubber state road 728 28 building high-level apartment buildings have the fire.After the matter sends, 25 fire squadron's 61 fire engines go save goal.Up to 17 o'clock 30 minutes, the department concerned has rescued more than 100 inhabitants from the building, rescues the inhabitant to place in the Jinan area children's sparetime sports school.Injured escorted to the Jinan area central hospital and so on to treat and cure urgently.At present, had 8 people because of the fire death. 截至18时20分,火情得到控制。
24 posted on 11/15/2010 3:50:10 AM PST by A. Morgan
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To: Cardhu

http://www.jfdaily.com/a/1667988_2.htm


25 posted on 11/15/2010 3:52:33 AM PST by A. Morgan
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To: Cardhu

http://news.xinhuanet.com/photo/2010-11/15/c_12777619.htm


26 posted on 11/15/2010 3:55:40 AM PST by A. Morgan
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To: All

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH5-DpMObGc


27 posted on 11/15/2010 4:08:36 AM PST by Straight Vermonter (Posting from deep behind the Maple Curtain)
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To: Straight Vermonter

Wow truthers all over those comments,,, sad really.


28 posted on 11/15/2010 4:24:50 AM PST by Mmogamer (I refudiate the lamestream media, leftists and their prevaricutions.)
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To: Cardhu

Holy cow!

I can’t imagine how much mayhem & panic must be going on there.

Truly awful.


29 posted on 11/15/2010 4:25:34 AM PST by Daisyjane69 (Michael Reagan: "Welcome back, Dad, even if you're wearing a dress and bearing children this time)
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To: WellyP
How many more buildings in Cina are built that poorly?

I assume that is a rhetorical question. If not, all.

30 posted on 11/15/2010 4:43:59 AM PST by Lurking in Kansas (E)
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To: SamAdams76

30 story is low-rise


31 posted on 11/15/2010 4:49:42 AM PST by Christian Engineer Mass
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To: Cardhu

Just remember what Deng Xiaoping said - even a million people is not many in China


32 posted on 11/15/2010 4:53:01 AM PST by Christian Engineer Mass
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To: Christian Engineer Mass

re: 30 story is low-rise

In those countries high-rise is defined as anything with more stories than the local fire department can reach.


33 posted on 11/15/2010 4:55:17 AM PST by jwparkerjr (It's the Constitution, Stupid!)
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To: WellyP
How many more buildings in Cina are built that poorly?

Chinese workers build 15-story hotel in just six days


34 posted on 11/15/2010 4:56:39 AM PST by Moonman62 (Half of all Americans are above average.)
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To: Cardhu

Nov 15 is the day they turn on
the heat


35 posted on 11/15/2010 5:01:55 AM PST by Talf
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To: Talf

36 posted on 11/15/2010 5:08:10 AM PST by coaltrain (Obama's a Harvard lawyer like Elvis was a Black Belt)
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To: Cardhu

Why is al-Jazeera curious about this? Moose arson mayhaps?


37 posted on 11/15/2010 5:36:47 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (I am in America but not of America (per bible: am in the world but not of it))
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To: Cardhu

Was it about Shanghai that I saw the news item last week that a construction company had whipped up a skyscraper in 6 days flat? Maybe this is the downside.


38 posted on 11/15/2010 6:42:31 AM PST by Elwood P. Doud (America, you voted for a negro socialist with an Islamic name - so why are you surprised?)
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To: Cardhu

hinese state news agency says death toll in Shanghai apartment building fire rises to 42 - BNO less than 10 seconds ago via breakingnews.com


39 posted on 11/15/2010 8:28:34 AM PST by A. Morgan
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To: Cardhu

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-11/15/c_13607699.htm


40 posted on 11/15/2010 8:30:50 AM PST by A. Morgan
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