TOWERING INFERNO
A HUGE inferno has engulfed a brand new skyscraper in Warsaw, sending flaming debris falling hundreds of feet.
The city centre of Poland's capital has been put on lockdown to protect people from burning wreckage after the fire broke out at 11pm local time.
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Shocking footage shows flames erupting from the top three floors of the luxury tower block, which is still under construction.
No one was inside the building at the time, and there have been no reports of injured civilians.
More than 120 firefighters battled through the night to try and control the blaze.
Pawel Fratczak, a firefighter spokesman, told Polish media that the operation was difficult because the building did not yet have any fire extinguishing systems installed.
Water needed to be pumped to the top floors of the 130-metre (430-foot) building.
The building didn't have staircases at the upper levels, and firefighters needed to use ladders to reach the blaze.
At 2am local time, fire service spokesperson Karol Kierzkowski said: “It’s almost the end of the fire".
The unfinished skyscraper in Warsaw Hub is a luxury hotel and office complex which stands at 426ft tall.
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Advertised as “Warsaw’s most forward-thinking building”, the office tower complex is located south of the Rondo Daszynski underground station.
The complex has been under construction by the Belgium-based Ghelamco Group since 2016.
The was due for completion in early 2020.
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