<p>Beijing: A powerful blast rocked a residential high-rise building in an affluent area in southern <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/china">China's </a>city of Shenzhen on Wednesday, sending shockwaves through nearby skyscrapers, state media reported.</p><p>The Shenzhen fire brigade said it had dispatched 16 fire trucks and 80 rescue personnel after receiving a report of the emergency at the compound.</p> .<p>A video posted by broadcaster Phoenix TV showed flames engulfing part of the building's exterior, with dense smoke billowing into the air.</p><p>"Suddenly, there was a loud bang, and the table shook," a 30-year-old man surnamed Zhang who worked at a nearby office building told Reuters.</p> .<p>According to state media <em>The Beijing News</em>, a preliminary investigation showed that a gas explosion on the 28th floor of the building caused the fire, while the exact cause of the explosion was still being investigated.</p><p>At least one person fell off the building after the explosion and was taken away by ambulance, the report said.</p><p>The blast occurred in a high-end condo in an area where headquarters of major companies including Tencent are located.</p><p>Further details of the situation were being verified, state broadcaster CCTV said.</p>
<p>Beijing: A powerful blast rocked a residential high-rise building in an affluent area in southern <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/china">China's </a>city of Shenzhen on Wednesday, sending shockwaves through nearby skyscrapers, state media reported.</p><p>The Shenzhen fire brigade said it had dispatched 16 fire trucks and 80 rescue personnel after receiving a report of the emergency at the compound.</p> .<p>A video posted by broadcaster Phoenix TV showed flames engulfing part of the building's exterior, with dense smoke billowing into the air.</p><p>"Suddenly, there was a loud bang, and the table shook," a 30-year-old man surnamed Zhang who worked at a nearby office building told Reuters.</p> .<p>According to state media <em>The Beijing News</em>, a preliminary investigation showed that a gas explosion on the 28th floor of the building caused the fire, while the exact cause of the explosion was still being investigated.</p><p>At least one person fell off the building after the explosion and was taken away by ambulance, the report said.</p><p>The blast occurred in a high-end condo in an area where headquarters of major companies including Tencent are located.</p><p>Further details of the situation were being verified, state broadcaster CCTV said.</p>