Debris falls after plane hits Beijing's tallest building

Debris falls after plane hits Beijing's tallest buildingTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedDebris falls after plane hits Beijing's tallest buildingCloseWarning: Viewers may find the footage distressingVideo shows the moment debris from a small aircraft fell to the ground after a crash into Beijing's tallest skyscraper.Eyewitnesses told Reuters news agency that an aircraft the size of a car crashed into the CITIC Tower, also known as China Zun, on Friday.Social media footage captured from a building nearby showed what appeared to be a small plane on the ground. Firefighters were also seen extinguishing a fire in the tower.CITIC Tower is a 108-storey skyscraper in Beijing's central business district and the headquarters of the state-owned conglomerate CITIC Group, one of China's largest.There was no immediate comment from authorities about the incident.SubsectionAsiaPublished54 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated topicsBeijingFollow Beijingclose panelYou are now following BeijingUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.Read description