Zaha Hadid 設計之廣州歌劇院(Guangzhou Opera House)工地發生大火
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穗歌劇院工地大火 百人逃命
2009年5月9日早上7時30分左右，廣州珠江新城西塔附近突然冒出火光和滾滾濃煙，由英國建築師 Zaha Hadid 設計的廣州歌劇院(Guangzhou Opera House)施工中工地著火。南方都市報報導，大火持續一個多小時，數百工人及時逃出。據瞭解，起火原因是施工引燃腳手架上雜物後造成外排柵失火。
據報導，在建的廣州歌劇院位於珠江新城西北角，與高聳的西塔相距僅幾十米。在火災現場附近，警方將花城大道和華廈路封閉，13輛消防車先後趕到。
起火的廣州歌劇院主體工程已完工，現正處於內部裝修階段，外部四壁被灰色的帷幕遮蔽，濃煙不斷從北面和西面的帷幕內冒出，火焰不時從濃密的煙霧中透出。空中不斷傳出玻璃被燒爆碎裂的聲響。
據 報導，其中一名工人透露，火是從西北角燒起來的。2009年5月9日上午7時30分許，他在起火地點不遠處的二樓內裝修，看到西北角不斷有火星往地面掉 落，抬頭查看，發現上面一名工人正在銲接，冒出的火星不斷掉落地面。他正覺得有些不妥，下面突然冒出滾滾濃煙，緊接著遮蓋外牆腳手架上的帷幕也突然燃燒起 來，火勢向兩邊蔓延，最終將西面大部、北面部分帷幔和外排柵燒著了。
Fire Erupts at Zaha Hadid's Opera House in China
May 12, 2009
By Alex Pasternack
A fire has charred part of an opera house designed by Zaha Hadid currently under construction in Guangzhou, China. It is the second major building blaze in the country this year.
While the fire appears to have caused minimal structural damage, investigators are still trying to determine the extent of damage to the 8-million-square-foot (750,000-square-meter), steel-and-concrete complex. There were no injuries or casualties, according to a spokesman for Zaha Hadid.
Based on accounts from people at the scene, the fire began around 7:30 a.m. on Saturday and may have been ignited by welding operations, reports Sina, a Chinese Internet news portal. Firefighters and five fire engines arrived at approximately 7.50 a.m. and extinguished the blaze twenty minutes later, at 8:10 a.m.
In a statement released on Sunday, the construction company indicated that the fire originated on scaffolding outside the larger of the complex's two theater buildings, and said an investigation into the cause of the blaze was under way.
"We must wait for these investigations to be completed before we know if the opening date will need to be altered," said a statement from Hadid's firm.
The opera house, which was scheduled to open in late 2009, sits on the banks of the Pearl River in a new business and cultural district for Guangzhou, the relatively affluent capital of the province of Guangdong, or Canton. Composed of two central buildings that resemble water-carved stones—an 1,800 seat opera house and a 400-seat theater—the $200 million complex would be Zaha Hadid's largest project to date.
The building was seen partly as vindication for the British Pritzker winner, after one of her first projects, the Welsh National Opera house in Cardiff Bay, was nixed in 1994 amid political and economic concerns. More recently, an opera house that Hadid designed for Dubai and a theater for Abu Dhabi have been put on hold due to the global credit crisis.
The fire in Guangzhou is the second this year to afflict a foreign-designed building under construction in China. In February, on the final day of China's New Year's festival, a blaze ignited by fireworks engulfed Beijing's Television Cultural Center (TVCC), a building containing a hotel and theater designed by Rem Koolhaas's OMA as part of its headquarters for China Central Television.
Although the TVCC building was near completion, fire suppression systems were not enabled at the time of the fire. An investigation determined that the building did not suffer heavy structural damage.
On Internet message boards, citizens have pondered the ominous symbolism of the fire, and raised questions about building safety in China. To add to the debate, the government recently confirmed that the collapse of school buildings last year during the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan province resulted in the deaths of more than 5,300 children.
穗歌劇院工地大火 百人逃命
2009年5月9日早上7時30分左右，廣州珠江新城西塔附近突然冒出火光和滾滾濃煙，由英國建築師 Zaha Hadid 設計的廣州歌劇院(Guangzhou Opera House)施工中工地著火。南方都市報報導，大火持續一個多小時，數百工人及時逃出。據瞭解，起火原因是施工引燃腳手架上雜物後造成外排柵失火。
據報導，在建的廣州歌劇院位於珠江新城西北角，與高聳的西塔相距僅幾十米。在火災現場附近，警方將花城大道和華廈路封閉，13輛消防車先後趕到。
起火的廣州歌劇院主體工程已完工，現正處於內部裝修階段，外部四壁被灰色的帷幕遮蔽，濃煙不斷從北面和西面的帷幕內冒出，火焰不時從濃密的煙霧中透出。空中不斷傳出玻璃被燒爆碎裂的聲響。
據 報導，其中一名工人透露，火是從西北角燒起來的。2009年5月9日上午7時30分許，他在起火地點不遠處的二樓內裝修，看到西北角不斷有火星往地面掉 落，抬頭查看，發現上面一名工人正在銲接，冒出的火星不斷掉落地面。他正覺得有些不妥，下面突然冒出滾滾濃煙，緊接著遮蓋外牆腳手架上的帷幕也突然燃燒起 來，火勢向兩邊蔓延，最終將西面大部、北面部分帷幔和外排柵燒著了。
Fire Erupts at Zaha Hadid's Opera House in China
May 12, 2009
By Alex Pasternack
A fire has charred part of an opera house designed by Zaha Hadid currently under construction in Guangzhou, China. It is the second major building blaze in the country this year.
While the fire appears to have caused minimal structural damage, investigators are still trying to determine the extent of damage to the 8-million-square-foot (750,000-square-meter), steel-and-concrete complex. There were no injuries or casualties, according to a spokesman for Zaha Hadid.
Based on accounts from people at the scene, the fire began around 7:30 a.m. on Saturday and may have been ignited by welding operations, reports Sina, a Chinese Internet news portal. Firefighters and five fire engines arrived at approximately 7.50 a.m. and extinguished the blaze twenty minutes later, at 8:10 a.m.
In a statement released on Sunday, the construction company indicated that the fire originated on scaffolding outside the larger of the complex's two theater buildings, and said an investigation into the cause of the blaze was under way.
"We must wait for these investigations to be completed before we know if the opening date will need to be altered," said a statement from Hadid's firm.
The opera house, which was scheduled to open in late 2009, sits on the banks of the Pearl River in a new business and cultural district for Guangzhou, the relatively affluent capital of the province of Guangdong, or Canton. Composed of two central buildings that resemble water-carved stones—an 1,800 seat opera house and a 400-seat theater—the $200 million complex would be Zaha Hadid's largest project to date.
The building was seen partly as vindication for the British Pritzker winner, after one of her first projects, the Welsh National Opera house in Cardiff Bay, was nixed in 1994 amid political and economic concerns. More recently, an opera house that Hadid designed for Dubai and a theater for Abu Dhabi have been put on hold due to the global credit crisis.
The fire in Guangzhou is the second this year to afflict a foreign-designed building under construction in China. In February, on the final day of China's New Year's festival, a blaze ignited by fireworks engulfed Beijing's Television Cultural Center (TVCC), a building containing a hotel and theater designed by Rem Koolhaas's OMA as part of its headquarters for China Central Television.
Although the TVCC building was near completion, fire suppression systems were not enabled at the time of the fire. An investigation determined that the building did not suffer heavy structural damage.
On Internet message boards, citizens have pondered the ominous symbolism of the fire, and raised questions about building safety in China. To add to the debate, the government recently confirmed that the collapse of school buildings last year during the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan province resulted in the deaths of more than 5,300 children.
