Original title: A hotel collapsed in Suzhou, 8 people were killed and 9 people were lost. Witnesses: After the explosion, smoke went straight to the fifth floor.
Source: Zhengguan News
At about 15:33 on July 12, the auxiliary building of the Four Seasons Kaiyuan Hotel at No. 188 Youche Road, Songling Street, Wujiang District, Suzhou City collapsed. According to information released by Suzhou, as of 7:00 on July 13, 14 people had been rescued. One of them had returned home without injury, five had stable vital signs, and eight were killed. There are still 9 people missing, and the cause of the accident is still under investigation.
After the collapse, the Jiangsu Fire Brigade mobilized 7 detachments, 6 heavy earthquake rescue teams, and 5 light search and rescue teams, including 7 detachments, 6 heavy earthquake rescue teams, and 5 light search and rescue teams. A total of 654 commanders and 120 vehicles rushed to the scene. Rescue equipment such as cranes, lifting air cushions, hydraulic expansion supports, metal cutting machines, and technical means such as life detectors, snake eye detectors, rescue dogs, etc., carry out search and rescue operations all night. The departments of emergency response, public security, health care, housing construction, urban management, and local governments of Suzhou City have also made every effort to organize rescue and aftermath work.
Nearby residents: When the incident occurred, it made a loud noise and stormed to the fifth floor like a black cloud.
A resident near the place where the incident occurred told Zhengguan News: “I was lying on the bed at home, and suddenly there was a loud loud noise. The rumbling lasted for about tens of seconds. When the window was opened, it was full of smoke, like dark clouds. The resident rushed to the fifth floor and couldn’t see anything down.” The resident said that his home was “very close” to the place where the incident occurred. At 9 o’clock in the morning on the 13th, nearby residents had been notified to move out. The area.
The resident introduced that the incident occurred in the old town of Wujiang City, with many residential buildings nearby. “The primary school is next to the hotel.” Fortunately, the collapsed building did not affect the surrounding residents.
According to relevant data from the company, the registered company name of the incident hotel is Suzhou Siji Kaiyuan Catering Management Service Co., Ltd., located at No. 188, Youche Road, Songling Town, Wujiang District, Suzhou City. The legal representative is Wang Anxin. It was established on March 27, 2020. On June 4, 2020, the company’s registered business scope was changed, and its business license items were changed to accommodation services, food operations and catering services.
According to The Paper, the actual controller of the Four Seasons Kaiyuan Hotel has been taken away by the police for investigation.
Nearby businesses: collapsed buildings have been built for decades
A nearby shop owner told Zhengguan News that the collapsed building was built in a relatively independent yard. The house is at least 20 years old. “I came here ten years ago to open a shop. The building has always been here. As far as I know, this building has existed for at least 20 years, and some people even say that it was built in the Qing Dynasty.”
The shop owner said that at the time of the incident, the hotel was undergoing renovations but was still operating normally. “The building was not repaired at the back. We have all heard that the accident happened because the renovation hit the load-bearing wall.” According to China News Weekly , The collapse of the building may be related to the destruction of the load-bearing wall by the decoration of the hotel room department.
At present, the rescue is still continuing. Residents nearby said, “I slept with the rescue sound last night, and woke up with the rescue sound today. It’s so hard. Many firefighters squatted to rest in the corridors and yards of our house.” ( Zhengguan News Reporter Li Bingjie) #洞见计划#
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