中国当局拘留了中国官方电视台一名与央视新总部附近火灾事件有牵连的高级官员。当地报纸星期四报导说，中央电视台新台址建设工程办公室主任徐威已经被拘留。
京华时报说，徐威是12名被拘留的嫌疑人之一，其中包括其他央视人员。中央电视台已经为一次非法礼花燃放事件道歉，这次燃放导致央视新大楼北配楼一座未完工的豪华酒店发生火灾。
火灾烧毁了44层高的央视附属东方文华中心大楼酒店，当时并没有人在酒店内居住。一名消防员在灭火时死亡，其他几名消防员受伤。
Chinese authorities have detained a senior official with China’s state-run television in connection with a fire next to the broadcaster’s new headquarters. Local newspapers Thursday reported that Xu Wei, a site manager for CCTV’s new headquarters, has been detained.
The “Beijing Times” newspaper said Xu was one of 12 detained suspects, who included other television staff members. CCTV has apologized for an unlicensed fireworks display that caused a fire in an unfinished luxury hotel next to the network’s new headquarters.
The fire ravaged the 44-story Mandarin Oriental hotel, which was unoccupied. One fireman died and several others were injured fighting the blaze.