4 September 2013: Sunlight reflecting from the concave face of the new Land Securities/Canary Wharf skyscraper office development at 20 Fenchurch Street, London EC3, UK, nicknamed the “Walkie Talkie”, is concentrated on to a hotspot in Eastcheap. Claims have been made that the heat generated by the reflected concentrated sunlight has been strong enough to melt parts of a car.
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