Flames leapt out of an unoccupied tower just north of the new Central China Television head- quarters designed by Rem Koolhaas, the Dutch architect. The tower was built to house the Mandarin Oriental hotel, due to open this year.
The fire department did not immediately comment on the suspected cause of the blaze. But witnesses in the crowd said they saw a large professional fireworks display next to the building before it caught fire.
For the superstitious Chinese, the fire is likely to be seen as a bad omen.
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