Building Near Research Laboratory Of Telecommunications Equipment Maker Huawei Technologies In City Of Dongguan, caught fire on Friday
according to the local fire department and a video posted by news portal Sina.com
The video, which was shot from a high-rise building near the facility, showed large plumes of smoke coming out of the building. An unknown person in the video can be heard saying that several firefighting vehicles have been deployed to the scene.
There were no casualties or injuries in the fire, which broke out at around 3.16pm on Friday in a building that was under construction, located on Alishan Road at Songshan Lake in Dongguan, according to a statement posted on the local fire department’s official WeChat account. It said the fire was extinguished at 4.50pm.
It said a team of firefighters were deployed upon receiving an alarm about a fire in a building with steel structure and flammable sound-absorbing cotton pads.The cause of the blaze remains unclear. Huawei Technologies was not immediately available for comment.
The Dongguan research lab of Huawei mainly conducts research into materials as well as testing for 4G and 5G antennas related to the Shenzhen-based company’s network equipment business, according to a Reuters report, citing a source familiar with the matter.
It is part of a larger Huawei Technologies manufacturing complex, the report said. The company has another sprawling European-themed campus close by, which has offices for 25,000 employees.
This news was originally published at scmp.com