The Xinjia Express Hotel in Quanzhou collapsed around 7 p.m. local time, requiring emergency workers to rescue at least 34 people who were trapped inside the large 'quarantine hotel.'
The Xinjia Express Hotel in Quanzhou collapsed around 7 p.m. local time, requiring emergency workers to rescue at least 34 people who were trapped inside the large"quarantine hotel," state media outlets reported. Licheng district authorities said about 70 people were inside either being treated or offering medical observance of potential coronavirus patients at the time of the building's collapse.
"I was just having dinner and I suddenly heard a loud bang and thought it was an explosion. It was not until I ran to my balcony that I saw that the entire hotel building had collapsed," a local man told Mnw.cn Saturday, joining several nearby residents and bystanders who said the collapse happened suddenly.
Pictures posted to social media Saturday afternoon by Quanzhou locals showed emergency workers scurrying and digging through the collapsed structure. The hotel opened in June 2018 and utilized rooms between the fourth and seventh floors,More than 147 firefighters and 26 emergency crews arrived at the scene in the wake of the collapse, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management.
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