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Huge fire rages in China office building (www.bbc.com)

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Nearly 300 firefighters were deployed to battle the blaze in the northern port city of Tianjin.

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[–] BongRipsMcGee420@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I wonder if this has anything to do with the real estate crisis. Shitty situation all around, but I sure hope we're not just burning buildings and fucking the environment to get out of bad business deals.

[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago

Don't worry, I'm sure nobody would prioritise business over the environment.