A fire broke out at an Alibaba Cloud data center construction site in Heyuan, Guangdong, on December 9. Alibaba confirmed no casualties or operational impact, as the fire occurred in a non-operational area under construction. Extinguished within 10 minutes, the incident caused no property loss. The $2.06 billion project, part of Alibaba’s extensive data center expansion, remains on track for completion by 2028.