The latest confirmation of the Harbin warehouse collapse accident: the four rescued personnel regretted no vital signs and the responsible persons of the house were under control

  China News Service, Harbin, August 4 (Reporter Liu Xiju, Fan Yingjie, Liu Bingxin) At 8:55 on August 4, part of the building in the warehouse of Harbin Yushou Food Co., Ltd., No. 3 Cheng'an Street, Daoli District, Harbin, collapsed. After the accident, The local fire department and various social rescue forces mobilized more than 350 rescuers to carry out rescue work with all their strength. Now it is confirmed that 9 people are trapped. After 5 hours of intense search and rescue, 4 trapped persons were rescued at the scene, all without vital signs.

The picture shows rescuers searching for and rescuing Fan Yingjie

  After the accident, Huang Ming, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Emergency Management Department, and Zhang Qingwei, Secretary of the Heilongjiang Provincial Party Committee issued instructions respectively, requesting that the number of people be checked as soon as possible, rescue efforts should be made, secondary disasters should be strictly prevented, and the cause of the accident should be thoroughly investigated. The on-site headquarters consists of experts in housing construction and fire rescue. Heilongjiang Provincial Emergency Management Department, Heilongjiang Provincial Fire and Rescue Corps, and Heilongjiang Provincial Forest Fire Corps guide the rescue work throughout the entire process.

The picture shows the large machinery being demolished. Photo by Fan Yingjie

  The reporter saw at the scene that rescue vehicles such as lift trucks, excavators and tractors were carrying out rescue operations on the scene.

The picture shows the warehouse collapse scene taken by Fan Yingjie

  It is reported that as of 19:00, the buildings that are prone to secondary disasters have been demolished, and the safe rescue channel has been opened. Four trapped people were searched and rescued at the scene, none of them have vital signs. The identity of the deceased is being confirmed, and the rest of the trapped people are under intense search and rescue. . At present, the owner, tenant, and lessor of the accident house have been controlled, and the Harbin Municipal Government has initiated an investigation into the accident. (Finish)