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02-09-2009, 11:45 PM
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|  Hotel fire in Beijing last night more dramatic than 911
It happened yesterday at a hotel construction site (of the Mandarin Oriental Beijing to be opened later this year in 2009).
Fast forward to 1:31 minute, the fire looks more impressive than the plane hitting the World Trade Centres. http://imperialhotelmanagementcolleg...g-on-fire.html | 
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02-10-2009, 12:09 AM
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good thing the hotel was unoccupied. possibly arson?
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02-10-2009, 12:14 AM
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more likely the fireworks.
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02-10-2009, 12:17 AM
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not enough asbestos in the walls
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02-10-2009, 01:40 AM
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BEIJING – China's state-run television broadcaster apologized Tuesday for an unlicensed fireworks display that sparked a blaze that destroyed a luxury hotel in the network's headquarters complex in downtown Beijing.
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02-10-2009, 03:21 AM
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LOL, wtf.
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The whole complex cost 5 billion yuan ($731 million)
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02-10-2009, 04:14 AM
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that's not the cost of the hotel, it is the cost of the whole new CCTV HQ
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02-10-2009, 04:57 AM
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They say it's from fireworks.
It was a pretty crazy fire. The smell and haze is still around today.
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02-10-2009, 07:09 AM
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now this kids is why we put sprinklers in our buildings
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02-10-2009, 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by blkgsr  now this kids is why we put sprinklers in our buildings | it was still under construction
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02-10-2009, 11:00 AM
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I just can't stop thinking that it's not as simple as they say it is.
(eg. fireworks.... wtf.. how much fireworks was there?)
Looks like someone purposely lit the whole building on fire because the company contracted to finish this building is in deep shit and they can no longer finish it.
So what do they do? they light the whole damn thing on fire to try and scam the insurance company.
Just a thought.
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02-10-2009, 11:04 AM
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LOL fireworks
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02-10-2009, 12:41 PM
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That's one big fire!
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02-10-2009, 01:10 PM
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I'm telling you, it's the Lizard People
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02-10-2009, 01:59 PM
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wow.. wtf kind of imba fireworks are they playing with to be able to light a a huge hotel like that up..
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02-10-2009, 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by blkgsr now this kids is why we put sprinklers in our buildings | Smart ass
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02-10-2009, 05:51 PM
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02-10-2009, 10:32 PM
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High temp fundraiser...
And how is that more dramatic than 911? Really. No one was hurt, there were no politics involved. Where's the drama? It's a construction fire.
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02-11-2009, 04:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Black SC2 nd how is that more dramatic than 911? Really. No one was hurt, there were no politics involved. Where's the drama? It's a construction fire. | Looked pretty spectacular. Surprise the building did not collapse. 
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02-11-2009, 07:30 AM
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THAT was beside CCTV?
wtf, I was staying at millennium hotel in october, my room was facing Mandarin Oriental hotel and CCTV...now it's gone?! shit
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LOL...white dude talking in front of the building
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One thing I don't get it, how the fuck it gets the entire building? There should be nothing to feed the fire, it's just firework, not aircraft with full tank of fuel flew into it? amazing the building doesn't collaspe like WTC?
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02-11-2009, 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by q0192837465 I'm telling you, it's the Lizard People | surprised cnn didnt edit a plane flying into the building for this one
holy fucking shit end of the world!! (@___@)!!! http://video.aol.com/video-detail/91...r-4/3099675474
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02-13-2009, 09:41 PM
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I bet if it happened in the US, first thing reporters will clarify is that it's not done by terrorists.
It's quite a shame as the Mandarin Oriental is really a cool brand: http://imperialhotelmanagementcolleg...tal-hotel.html
It's a property where many celebrities stay, including Takeshi Kaneshiro, etc.
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