# A small aircraft appeared to have struck the tallest building in China’s capital yesterday afternoon. Dramatic footage from Beijing posted on social media showed debris falling from the 109-story CITIC Tower, also known as China Zun, as well as a tail section of the plane and a broken window of a taxicab on the ground. A CNN journalist witnessed people evacuated from the skyscraper gathering on the streets near the entrance, along with firetrucks, police cars and an ambulance. it is not clear how many casualties there were or the extent of the damage.
Light aircraft crashes into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper