Coined as the Walkie-Talkie tower, the 160-metre building has lightreflecting from the curved glass surfaces which has been concentrated into scorching beams that melts cars in the street below. The building now nicknamed as Walkie Scorchie. <img alt="Walkie Talkie tower" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/sep/Walkie-Talkie-tower.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 758px;" /> Pic/AFP The developers have agreed to pay $1,635 (Rs 1.11 lakh) in damage to company boss Martin Lindsay, who&rsquo;s Jaguar XJ was warped while beneath the tower for an hour. &ldquo;They&#39;re going to have to do something. I&rsquo;m gutted. How can they let this continue?&rdquo; Developers Land Securities and Canary Wharf say &ldquo;We are looking into the matter.&rdquo; And in the mean time, nearby parking bays in the City of London have been suspended. But it&rsquo;s not just cars that are suffering under the rays bouncing off the 37-storey, skyscraper - which is due to be completed in 2014. Angry business owners say the 535-foot tower is also responsible for blistering paintwork, causing tiles to smash, and singing fabric.

In the city of London, a $345 million (Rs 2,345 crore) skyscraper has captured the attention of passers-by, like no other

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