Smoke billows out of a high floor on the Shanghai World Financial Center, which is under construction, in Shanghai August 14, 2007. Firemen were called on Tuesday to the mainland's tallest building in Shanghai's financial centre, police and witnesses said. There were no immediate reports of casualties.(Xinhua Photo)

    BEIJING, Aug. 15 -- Firefighters in Shanghai are struggling to control a blaze near the top of  China's tallest building, which is currently under construction.

    Thick smoke was reported coming from the International Financial Center in the city's Pudong New District at around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

    The building has a planned height of 492 meters, and already exceeds 400 meters.

    No casualties have been reported.

    Construction of the 101-storey building began in November 2005. It has a designed height of 492 meters and it is expected to be China's tallest building on completion.

    The cause of the fire is unknown.

    (Source: China Daily)

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