Blog Tag - Fire

Fines for Spitting, Defecating, and Littering to Increase as of May 1
Beijing has a reputation of making rules and banning bad behaviors without mentioning what the punishments will be but this week, city rule-makers...
R Trending in Beijing: Australian Jogs Away from Quarantine, Lin Tweets at Trump
The fun, the strange, and the what-on-earth-is-this? Trending in Beijing is a wrap-up of top stories in Beijing as told by the trending hashtags, ...
Fire at Nali Patio Causes False Alarm Among Sanlituners
Last night, a video of a fire atop Nali Patio began circulating, in turn setting WeChat aflame with rumors. The angle of the video made it difficult...
Notre Dame Cathedral Blaze Provokes Outpouring of Sympathy From Beijing
Beijingers have taken to social media to express support and solidarity with sister city Paris following a blaze which has destroyed much of the roof...
Large Fire Erupts on Roof of Google's Beijing Offices in Zhongguancun
A fire erupted on what appeared to be the roof of Google's Bejing offices on Wednesday morning, Dec 12. Black smoke was first spotted coming from the...
Mandarin Oriental to Finally Open Beijing Hotel – But Not the One You Think
Finally, after 11 years, Mandarin Oriental will open its first hotel in Beijing. At last. Maybe.  For those paying attention, we've recycled a...
Mysterious Fire Burns Briefly on Guijie
Earlier today, crowds gathered on Guijie as a massive plume of smoke erupted from the roof of one of the Zai Zai Crayfish (仔仔小龙虾) restaurants,...
Throwback Thursday: February 9, 2009, the CCTV Tower Hotel Burns, with No Opening in Sight
Throwback Thursday takes a look back into Beijing's past, using our nine-year-strong blog archives as the source for a glance at the weird and...
All You Can Eat Pulled Pork and Other Goodies at Home Plate's Great Smoke Out This Weekend
Home Plate BBQ has recovered from its little mishap at their Sanlitun location a couple of weeks back but has since bounced back after taking care....
Fire Erupts at Construction Site Behind Shunyi's BSB
Black smoke filled the sky from a construction site near British School of Beijing's Shunyi campus Tuesday afternoon. Although indicated by one...
Home Plate Bar-B-Que to Close Briefly after Small Fire
A small fire at Home Plate BBQ's Sanlitun location Thursday morning will see the popular venue closed for "a few days" as officials and the...
Seven Years Later: New Photos of the Spring Festival CCTV Hotel Fire
Seven years ago, the Mandarin Oriental hotel next to the iconic China Central Television (CCTV) tower on Guanghua Lu caught fire and burned, killing...
Fire Damages Dayang Lu Vegetable Market, Burns 50 Trucks
A 2am fire ripped through the Dayang Lu vegetable wholesale market in southeast Beijing, burning 50 trucks and 300 square meters of market stalls,...
Breaking: Jianguomen Fire Causes Backup to Eastern Beijing Traffic
[Updated 12.02pm] A mid-morning fire behind Jianguomenwai's LG Towers is causing big backups on that road and the eastern Third Ring Road, an...
Breaking: Fire Breaks Out in Fengtai, Visible Throughout Beijing
A fire broke out at a wood factory at Dahongmen, Fengtai around 3pm this afternoon, the smoke from which could be easily seen throughout the whole...