Fuzhou/UNI: Four people were confirmed dead on Sunday morning after a hotel building collapsed in east China's Fujian Province.
A total of 42 people were rescued, including five severely injured as the Xinjia hotel collapsed at around 1900 hrs on Saturday evening in Licheng District of the city of Quanzhou, trapping 71 people.
A preliminary investigation showed the hotel building was under house decoration when the accident occurred and the owner of the building has been put under police control.
The local fire department of Quanzhou City has sent more than 200 firefighters to the site, while Fujian Province dispatched 11 search and rescue teams with over 800 fire fighters and seven rescue dogs.
The Ministry of Emergency Management has sent a work team to Quanzhou to help with rescue and investigate the cause of the accident.
The ministry urged all-out efforts to rescue the victims and emphasized the prevention of secondary disasters.
(Image credit: UNI)
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