China News Service, Suzhou, July 12 (Reporter Ge Yong Zhongsheng) According to today's Wujiang news: At about 15:33 on July 12, the auxiliary building of the Four Seasons Kaiyuan Hotel, No. 188 Youche Road, Songling Street, Wujiang District, Suzhou City collapsed.
As of 18:40, 8 people have been rescued, of which 1 person died, 4 people have stable vital signs, and 3 people are being rescued.
There are also 10 missing persons.
Rescue scene.
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A reporter from Chinanews.com rushed to the scene of the incident as soon as possible. Fire officers and soldiers, civilian police, and community workers were participating in the rescue at the scene.
The collapsed houses are seriously damaged, and large-scale equipment is being used to demolish the collapsed houses.
When the crane was lifting components, residues fell from time to time.
Rescuers entered the scene with multiple search and rescue dogs.
The reporter saw that fire officers and soldiers used stretchers to carry multiple injured people out of the scene of the accident.
Rescue scene.
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From a high altitude, cranes and other equipment roared to work. Firefighters used ropes and shovel to remove many damaged components on the "slope" of the broken wall caused by the collapse of the house, and continued to search.
Rescue scene.
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Due to the hot weather and high temperature, the firefighters also used water to cool down the demolition equipment.
Rescue scene.
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According to local people, the collapsed house was older and was under construction at that time.
The police involved in the rescue told reporters that after receiving the police in the afternoon, they rushed to the scene to participate in the rescue as soon as possible.
The rescue continues.
Rescue scene.
Photo by Ge Yong
After the accident, Lou Qinjian, Secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee, and Wu Zhenglong, Governor of Jiangsu Province, issued instructions to scientifically organize search and rescue efforts to treat the wounded, minimize casualties, and prevent secondary disasters.
Governor Wu Zhenglong, Executive Vice Governor Fan Jinlong, and the main leaders of Suzhou City and Wujiang District rushed to the scene to organize and command rescue as soon as possible.
Cause of the accident is being investigated.
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