Tun Razak Tower
The Tun Razak Tower was a 35-storey office skyscraper located along Jalan Raja Laut in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, near the DBKL headquarters. The height of the building was 150 metres high.
| Tun Razak Tower | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Demolished |
| Type | High-rise office building |
| Architectural style | Modernism |
| Location | Jalan Raja Laut, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Construction started | 1980 |
| Estimated completion | 1983 |
| Demolished | 2014 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 35 |
It was built in 1983 and demolished in 2014. When it was demolished, it was the tallest building in Malaysia ever to be demolished.
Incidents
On 15 January 2014, a fire broke out at the 27th floor of the tower and reaching up to the 30th floor while the workers were cutting the air-conditioning ducts thus trapping them. It took a few hours for the flames to be doused by the firefighters. No casualties were reported but five workers were injured and later rushed to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital.[1][2]
References
- "Narrow escape for five workers as fire breaks out in office tower".
- "Menara Tradewinds Jalan Raja Laut Berasap". YouTube. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021.
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