5 people were rescued and sent to hospital in a residential house in Zhoukou, Henan Province suspected to collapse due to a gas explosion

5 people rescued from collapsed house, suspected of gas explosion

　　Dahe Daily · Dahe Client Reporter Yu Yang Li Yukun and Intern Guo Lei

　　At 6 o'clock in the morning on September 14, a residential house collapsed in the southern section of Furong Street, Chuanhui District, Zhoukou City. According to official news, five people had been rescued.

Onlookers and witnesses told reporters that the cause of the collapse was the explosion caused by gas.

　　This (14) morning, a number of netizens broke the news to Dahe Daily • Dahe Client reporter that a residential house in the southern section of Furong Street in Zhoukou collapsed after a gas explosion and many people were buried.

At 8 o'clock in the morning, the reporter rushed to the scene to see that the fire department was carrying out rescue operations and the traffic police department was maintaining safety and order on the periphery.

Near the scene of the incident, the reporter saw the scene of the accident in a mess, with bricks and rubble scattered on the ground.

　　A citizen who lives nearby said that he heard a loud noise at 6 o'clock in the morning, and later learned that the family involved was preparing breakfast, and the gas exploded.

　　After the accident, the Emergency Management Bureau of Chuanhui District released news, saying that at about 6:10 on September 14th, the Zhoukou City Fire Rescue Detachment received the report and is located in the Seventh Group 1, Qianwangzhuang Community, Hehua Road Office, Chuanhui District, Zhoukou City. Resident houses collapsed.

　　At 6:15, the Zhoukou City and District Fire Rescue Brigade arrived at the scene to organize emergency rescue.

At around 6:25, Chuanhui District Party Secretary Li Zongxi, District Mayor Li Zhan, Chuanhui District Committee Standing Committee Member and Executive Deputy District Mayor Lu Zhenlong, District Committee Standing Committee Member and District Committee Office Director Shi Wenxiang, and Deputy District Chief Wang Jiandang led emergency response and public security , Hehua Road Office and other departments rushed to the scene to direct emergency rescue.

　　According to information from the Chuanhui District Emergency Management Bureau, as of 7:55, 5 people had been rescued and sent to the hospital for treatment.

At present, the cause of the incident is under further investigation.