Fire at the Bird’s Nest

Fire broke out on a sculpture next to the west side of the Beijing National Stadium on Jan 24,2011.

The blaze started after a welding accident during the construction of a “Lucky Cloud Rabbit” sculpture. [Photo/CFP]

Smoke billows from the fire site on the west side of the Beijing National Stadium on Jan 24,2011.[Photo/CFP]

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