China coronavirus quarantine hotel collapses with 70 people trapped under rubble
A five-storey hotel reportedly housing quarantined coronavirus patients has collapsed in southeastern China leaving up to 70 people trapped under the rubble.
The Xinjia Hotel in the city Quanzhou collapsed just after 7pm local time on Saturday, according to local media reports.
At least 34 people have been pulled from the rubble by 10pm, with around 36 more feared to be trapped underneath.
Video from the scene shows emergency workers combing through the wreckage in a bid to save victims.
It is not yet clear what caused the building to collapse.
Hotel reportedly being used as coronavirus quarantine collapses with 70 trapped
A five-storey hotel reportedly housing quarantined coronavirus patients has collapsed in southeastern China leaving up to 70 people trapped under the rubble.
The Xinjia Hotel in the city Quanzhou collapsed just after 7pm local time on Saturday, according to local media reports.
At least 34 people have been pulled from the rubble by 10pm, with around 36 more feared to be trapped underneath.
Video from the scene shows emergency workers combing through the wreckage in a bid to save victims.
It is not yet clear what caused the building to collapse.
Hotel reportedly being used as coronavirus quarantine collapses with 70 trapped