Nine detained in connection with China building collapse

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BEIJING: Police in central China announced the detention of nine people on Sunday (May 1) over a collapsed building, as increasingly desperate rescuers comb the debris for any survivors. The building, in Changsha city, housed a hotel, apartments and a cinema. It caved in Friday afternoon, leaving a ga

BEIJING: Police in central China announced the detention of nine people on Sunday over a collapsed building, as increasingly desperate rescuers comb the debris for any survivors.

Another five people, all members of a private building inspection firm,"provided a false safety report after conducting a building safety audit of the hotel", the statement on Twitter-like Weibo said.Changsha's mayor vowed to"seize the golden 72 hours for rescue and try our best to search for the trapped people" in a news briefing Saturday, adding that over 700 first responders had been dispatched to the scene.

Some of the injured were rushed away on gurneys, while sniffer dogs combed the area for further signs of life.

 

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