Missiles could help firefighters put out high-rise blazes

China has developed missiles that can be fired at high-rise buildings to put out blazes.

The projectiles, which are filled with a fire-extinguishing agent, can hit targets up to 50 floors high and go through glass up to 19 millimeters thick when launched from several hundred meters away.

The system has been developed by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, a major producer of missile systems for the Chinese military.