At 15:48 on September 16, 2022, the command center of the Changsha Fire Rescue Detachment received an alarm: a fire broke out in the China Telecom Building on the East Second Ring Road in Furong District. The detachment immediately dispatched 17 fire stations, 36 fire trucks, and 280 officers and fighters to the scene. Disposal, the detachment full-service headquarters was dispatched.
At 16:00, the first batch of forces in the jurisdiction arrived on the scene. After preliminary investigation, the scene was a fire on the outer wall of the Hehuayuan Telecom Building in Furong District. The building height was 218 meters, with 42 floors above ground and 2 floors underground. At present, the fire has been extinguished and no casualties have been found.