Beijing: A big incident happened today in China, facing the havoc of Corona. The same building collapsed here in the hotel in Quanzhou city where Corona suspects were being treated. It is being told that 70 people are trapped in the building debris. According to the government media here, this hotel in Fujian province was of 80 rooms and 23 people have been taken out of the rubble
The hotel collapsed at about 7.30pm (7.30pm Singapore time) and 34 people were rescued in the following two hours, the Quanzhou municipality said on its website.
“I was at a gas station and heard a loud noise. I looked up and the whole building collapsed. Dust was everywhere, and glass fragments were flying around,” a witness said in a video posted on the Miaopai streaming app.
A woman named only by her surname, Chen, told the Beijing News website that relatives including her sister had been under quarantine at the hotel as prescribed by local regulations after returning from Hubei province, where the coronavirus emerged.
She said they had been scheduled to leave soon after completing their 14 days of isolation.