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Fire at Huawei’s research laboratory in Guangdong, China, September 25 – Source: Pear Video
China Central Television (CCTV) reported on September 25 that a major fire has just occurred in the investigation room of Huawei Corporation (China) in Dong Guan City, East China’s Guangdong Province.
The Dong Guan Fire Service said it was alerted to the fire at 3:16 pm on September 25 (local time). The fire occurred in a building located on A Ly Son street in the city above. Firefighting forces have been dispatched to the scene.
The research room specializes in researching materials and test equipment related to Huawei 4G and 5G networks.
However, according to the update of Global timesThe Dong Guan City Party’s propaganda agency later said that the building that burned down was not Huawei’s research laboratory, but just a Huawei project under construction.
The Reuters news agency also cited information from local authorities that clarifies that the burned building is near a Huawei research laboratory. This facility was under construction and was not in use at the time of the fire.
The scene of the fire – Photo: Hangzhou website
The burned building is a steel structure and the burned material is mainly sound absorbing cloth. It is not clear how damaged the structures are within this laboratory. There are also no reports of casualties, CCTV said.
Video released by Chinese media showed black smoke billowing out of the building. Many residents stopped on the side of the road and filmed the fire. The cause of the fire is unknown.
According to the news site Yi CaiThere were 34 fire trucks and 140 firefighters dispatched to the scene. The fire has now been extinguished. Huawei Group has yet to comment on the incident.
As of September 15, the sale of Huawei products with American technology is prohibited.
