I have blogged about the China Central Television Tower (CCTV) before, and included a photo I took from the Kerry Centre down the street.
A major part of the new CCTV complex, the soon to be opened Mandarin Oriental, has caught fire and is totally destroyed. The hotel can be seen in my original blog post in the lower picture, to the right of the CCTV tower.
This photo from the LA Times shows the CCTV tower to the left, and the Mandarin Oriental, totally engulfed in flames, to the right.
Eric J Lohry February 9th, 2009 04:46:10 PM
1) Untitled
This looks like a scene from a movie. Do they know what the actual cause was?
2) CCTV Hotel Fire
The fire was caused by illegal fireworks. Arrests have been made, including the construction manager for the complex. see { Link }



