Firefighters put out a blaze at around 11 am on Wednesday near a building in Zhongguancun community in Beijing, according to the Beijing Fire Bureau. No one was injured in the blaze.

At 11:02 am, the fire department received a call about a fire at an air conditioner cooling tower and it immediately dispatched a team, the authorities were quoted by the Beijing Times as saying.

The cause of the blaze, which was brought under control at 11:16 am, and assessment of and property damage is underway.

A witness surnamed Yang, working for Soho Media, told the Beijing Youth Daily that at around 11:05 am he saw black smoke coming out near Rongke Building Plaza B.