SEG Plaza in China evacuated after building starts shaking, spreading panic in downtown Shenzhen
ABCOne of China's tallest skyscrapers was evacuated Tuesday after it began to shake, sending panicked shoppers scampering to safety in the southern city of Shenzhen. Key points: Experts "found no safety abnormalities" in the main structure of the building, and its interior and exterior components appeared undamaged In a statement late Tuesday, authorities said everyone inside had been safely evacuated and that no further movements of the building had been detected Building collapses are not rare in China, where lax building standards and breakneck urbanisation lead to constructions being thrown up in haste The near 300-metre high SEG Plaza inexplicably began to shake at around 1:00pm, prompting an evacuation of people inside while pedestrians looked on from the streets outside. Experts "found no safety abnormalities in the main structure and surrounding environment of the building", and the interior and exterior components of the building appeared undamaged, the district said. Five of the world's tallest skyscrapers are located in China, including the world's second-tallest building, the Shanghai Tower, which stands at 632 metres.
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