At least 47 victims had been rescued by 8 March 2020. I looked up and the whole building collapsed. At 22:14, Putian Fire Brigade arrived at the hotel. — People's Daily, China (@PDChina) March 7, 2020 “I was at a petrol station and heard a loud noise. China building collapse: Authorities said 25 people had been found in the rubble, 10 of whom had succumbed to their injuries World Agence France-Presse Updated: May 17, 2019 01:42 pm IST

At least 10 people are dead and 23 remain missing after a hotel being used as a coronavirus quarantine facility in the Chinese city of Quanzhou collapsed on Saturday. After the collapse, Fujian Fire Brigade sent 26 fire engines and 147 firefighters to rescue the victims. A hotel being used as a coronavirus quarantine centre in China has collapsed, leaving 70 people trapped. The first floor of the hotel had been undergoing renovation since before the Lunar New Year holiday in January, and authorities in March said construction workers called the hotel’s owner minutes before the collapse to report a deformed pillar. The sudden collapse of the building in the southeastern city of Quanzhou on Saturday evening trapped 71 people, China’s Ministry of Emergency Management said. 32 victims had been rescued by 21:50 that day. On 12 March 2020, all the 71 victims, including 29 dead bodies, were rescued. BEIJING: The death toll from the collapse of a hotel used as a Covid-19 coronavirus quarantine facility in eastern China has risen to 20, authorities said on Tuesday, with 10 …