It is also home to the world's fourth-tallest skyscraper, the 599-metre Ping An Finance Centre. The near 300-meter (980-foot) SEG Plaza inexplicably began to shake at around 1 p.m., prompting an evacuation of people inside while pedestrians looked on open. One of Chinas tallest skyscrapers was evacuated Tuesday after it. BEIJING One of China's tallest skyscrapers was evacuated Tuesday after it began to shake, sending panicked shoppers scampering to safety in the southern city of Shenzhen. One of China’s tallest skyscrapers was evacuated Tuesday after it began to shake, sending panicked shoppers scampering to safety in the southern city of Shenzhen. Many Chinese tech giants, including Tencent and Huawei, have chosen the city to host their headquarters. China skyscraper wobbles, spreading panic in downtown Shenzhen. Shenzhen is a sprawling metropolis in southern China, close to Hong Kong, which has a booming homegrown tech manufacturing scene.
The new guidelines for architects, urban planners and developers aimed to "highlight Chinese characteristics" and also banned tacky "copycat" buildings modelled after world landmarks.įive of the world's tallest skyscrapers are located in China, including the world's second-tallest building, the Shanghai Tower, which stands at 632 metres. It is the 18th tallest tower in Shenzhen, according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat skyscraper database.Ĭhinese authorities last year banned the construction of skyscrapers taller than 500 metres, adding to height restrictions already enforced in some cities such as Beijing. The building is named after the semiconductor and electronics manufacturer Shenzhen Electronics Group, whose offices are based in the complex. "SEG has been completely evacuated," wrote one Weibo user in a caption to a video of hundreds of people milling about on a wide shopping street near the tower.
The 300-metre high SEG Plaza (back R) inexplicably began to shake, prompting an evacuation of people inside It was not immediately clear how authorities will handle a dangerous tower of its scale in the heart of a city of over 12 million people.īystander videos published by local media on Weibo showed the skyscraper shaking on its foundations as hundreds of terrified pedestrians ran away outside. The district said in another statement late Tuesday that everyone inside had been safely evacuated and that no further movements of the building had been detected.Įxperts "found no safety abnormalities in the main structure and surrounding environment of the building," and the interior and exterior components of the building appeared undamaged, the district said. "After checking and analysing the data of various earthquake monitoring stations across the city, there was no earthquake in Shenzhen today," the statement said. It is home to the world's fourth-tallest skyscraper, the 599-metre Ping An Finance Centre.The building was sealed shut as of 2:40pm, according to local media reports.Ĭompleted in 2000, the tower is home to a major electronics market as well as various offices in the downtown of one of China's fastest-growing cities.Įmergency management officials are investigating what caused the tower in Shenzhen's Futian district to wobble, according to a post on the Twitter-like Weibo platform. Many Chinese tech giants, including Tencent and Huawei, have chosen the city to host their headquarters. Safety inspectors reportedly found the cause.
Viral videos on social media showed hundreds fleeing the building following an emergency evacuation. A 72-story skyscraper in downtown Shenzhen, China, began shaking vertically earlier this week. The new guidelines for architects, urban planners and developers aimed to "highlight Chinese characteristics" and also banned tacky "copycat" buildings modelled after world landmarks.įive of the world's tallest skyscrapers are located in China, including the world's second-tallest building, the Shanghai Tower, which stands at 632 metres. A view of the 355.8-meter-tall SEG Plaza in Shenzhen in south China's Guangdong province June 19, 2020. The tower is named after the semiconductor and electronics manufacturer Shenzhen Electronics Group, whose offices are based in the building. Five of the world’s tallest skyscrapers are located in China, including the world’s second-tallest building, the Shanghai Tower, which stands at 632 metres. One of Chinas tallest skyscrapers was evacuated Tuesday after it began to shake, sending panicked shoppers scampering to safety in the southern city of Shenzhen.The near 300-meter (980 ft) high.