A major fire has broken out in a skyscraper in the central Chinese city of Changsha, state media have reported, adding that the number of casualties is currently unknown.

“Thick smoke is spewing from the site, and several dozen floors are burning ferociously,” the state broadcaster CCTV reported.

“Firefighters have begun work to extinguish the flames and conduct rescues at the scene,” it added.

The blaze engulfed a tall building that houses an office of state-owned telecommunications company China Telecom, the report said.

A photograph released by CCTV showed flames searing through the building in a built-up area of the city, as black smoke billowed into the sky.

A video posted on social media by a local news outlet appeared to show the outside of the tower charred black.

Changsha, the capital of Hunan province, has a population of about 10 million.

The building, completed in 2000, was once the tallest in Changsha at 218 metres (715 feet). It comprises 42 stories above the ground and two floors underground.

Hunan branch of China Telecom Co had opened a tender for an upgrade of the tower’s firefighting equipment and fire prevention project on 5th September, 11 days before the incident.

China Telecom said in a statement on social media: "By around 4:30 pm today, the fire at our No. 2 Communications Tower in Changsha has been extinguished.

"No casualties have yet been discovered and communications have not been cut off."

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