Hellraiser

09 Feb 2009 - Chinese New Year.
The Mandarin Hotel caught fire two months before completion after some unauthorised fireworks were carried on by the next-door Central Chinese TV headquarters (huge weird shaped cubic building on the picture).
Some fireworks landed on the roof of the hotel and the fire enfulfed the whole building in less than 15 minutes. As the fire spread, the authority tried to apply censorship but it didn't stop foreigners and locals from recording footages and taking pictures.
The whole affair became a running joke as "The CCTV caused the major event of the year and failed to cover it!"