China News Service, Suzhou, July 13 (Reporter Zhong Sheng) On the 13th, according to the news from the rescue headquarters of the building collapse accident in Wujiang, Jiangsu, it was preliminarily determined that the accident was caused by the proprietor’s unauthorized modification of the house structure, which caused part of the house to collapse.
At about 15:33 on the 12th, the auxiliary building of the Four Seasons Kaiyuan Hotel in Wujiang District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province collapsed. The local fire rescue team immediately dispatched 6 heavy rescue teams, 2 light rescue teams, 1 heavy construction machinery brigade, and 1 The search and rescue dog team and the Jiangsu Fire Rescue Corps mobilized more than 600 firefighters to rush to the scene for rescue.
Fire officers and soldiers searched and rescued at the scene of the accident.
Photo by Yang Bo
As of 7:00 on the 13th, 23 people have been trapped in the collapse of the building, 14 people have been rescued, and 9 people are still in search and rescue.
Among the trapped people that have been rescued, 1 person has returned home without injury, 5 people have stable vital signs, and 8 people were killed.
The specific cause of the accident is still under investigation.
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