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Fire at Huawei facility in southern China put out, no casualties: local government


(Reuters) A fire that started on Friday at a facility belonging to Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies in the southern city of Dongguan has put been out and there were no casualties, local authorities said.


The building, which was close to a Huawei research lab, was a steel structure that was under construction and was not being used when the incident happened, said the management committee of Dongguan’s Songshan Lake area, where it is located.


The fire was put out by firefighters on Friday afternoon, it added. Dongguan city fire rescue department earlier in the day said the main material burning was sound-absorbing cotton.


State media had reported that the fire was at a Huawei research lab. Huawei did not respond to a request for comment.


The lab mainly conducts research into materials as well as testing for 4G and 5G antennas related to Huawei’s base station business, a source familiar with the matter said.


It is part of a larger Huawei manufacturing facility. The company has another sprawling European-themed campus close by, which has offices for 25,000 employees.


Videos posted on Chinese social media said to be of the Huawei research lab showed large plumes of dark grey smoke billowing from the building.


Source: Reuters; Reporting by Brenda Goh in Shanghai, additional reporting by Pei Li in Hong Kong; editing by Jane Merriman, Jason Neely and David Evans

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