China Central Television Headquarters - 2009 Fire

2009 Fire

An adjacent building in the complex, the Television Cultural Center, caught on fire, ignited by fireworks on Lantern Festival day, 9 February 2009, before the building's scheduled completion in May 2009. It was to have the Beijing Mandarin Oriental Hotel, a visitor's center, a large public theatre, two recording studios with three audio control rooms, a digital cinema and two screening rooms. The 520 ft. Mandarin Oriental Hotel was badly damaged and one fire fighter was killed. On October 25, 2009, scaffolds were set up in the front gate of TVCC which indicated the renovation of the building had begun. As of 9 February 2010, the main CCTV tower was still unoccupied. The Television Cultural Center will be repaired

• Beijing's CBD with the CCTV tower and China World Trade Center Tower 3 nearing completion (July 2008)

• CCTV headquarters in China, Beijing district nearing completion (April 2008)

• CCTV Headquarters complete (2009)