Panic ensued when flames were seen billowing from the exterior wall of a 29-storey skyscraper in northern China.

Video filmed in Tianjin City on August 22 shows dozens of people running out of a building with thick smoke rising into the air.

No sooner had the alarm been raised, the Tianjin Fire and Rescue Brigade immediately sprang into action. With a colossal response, 23 fire stations were mobilised along with the full-service command units from both Nankai and Heping brigades.

A massive contingent of 284 firefighters and 62 fire trucks were dispatched to the scene to combat the flames, marking a swift and coordinated effort on the part of the emergency services.

A mere three minutes after the alert, the district fire and rescue units, as well as the brigade command units, arrived at the scene.

On closer investigation, the building identified in distress was the New World Tower, an office building boasting 27 above-ground floors and an additional 2 subterranean levels.

Come 4:00 pm, fire teams reported that the flames enveloping the building's external insulation layer had been completely extinguished.
There have been no reported injuries or fatalities.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

2023年8月22日14时24分，天津市南开区万兴街道南京路新天地大厦外墙起火。接警后，天津消防救援总队立即调派23个消防站及南开、和平支队全勤指挥部，共计284名消防救援人员、62辆消防车赶赴现场。总队全勤指挥部赶赴现场指挥作战。

　　14时27分，辖区消防救援站及支队全勤指挥部相继到场，经了解，现场起火建筑为新天地大厦，该建筑为写字楼，地上27层、地下2层。截至下午四点，楼房外部保温层明火已扑灭。消防救援人员已组织6个内部搜救组进入大楼内部进行人员疏散和搜救。截至目前未接到人员伤亡报告。