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Changsha building collapse
2022 building collapse in Hunan, China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Changsha building collapse occurred on 29 April 2022 in the Wangcheng District, Changsha, Hunan, China.[1] The disaster killed 54 and injured 9.[2]
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Background
The collapsed building was a self-built residential structure[2] originally had 5 floors in 2012 and was expanded to 8 floors[3] in 2018.[4] The first floor served as a storefront, the second floor was a restaurant, the third floor housed a cinema café, the fourth, fifth, and sixth floors operated as a guesthouse, and the seventh and eighth floors were private residences.[3][4] Tenants had made varying degrees of structural modifications to the building.
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At about 12 pm on 29 April 2022, a building collapsed in Panshuwan, Jinping Community, Wangcheng District. Local firefighters dispatched 23 fire trucks, 134 rescue personnel, and 4 search and rescue dogs to the scene.[5] A student who escaped told reporters that while eating with two classmates, they heard unusual noises from the walls and something fell from the ceiling. Store staff sensed the danger and urged them to leave quickly. One minute after paying the bill at 12:21 pm and going downstairs, the building collapsed. The three escaped at 12:26 pm.[6]
On 2 May, the police preliminarily confirmed that 23 people were trapped inside the building and 39 were missing.[7]
After more than 72 hours of the critical rescue period, despite a large deployment of rescue forces and equipment, the rescue remained very difficult.[8] The buildings on both sides of the collapsed structure were classified as "dangerous buildings," preventing the use of heavy machinery. Rescuers had to proceed carefully by reinforcing the structures while digging through to reach survivors.[9][10]
By 5 May, 10 people had been rescued, while 26 remained missing. Most of the missing were students from Changsha Medical University, located about 100 meters away. Many family members posted missing person notices on social media platforms.[11]
On 6 May, the emergency rescue operations concluded.[12]
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Prosecution
Chinese authorities arrested nine people linked to the collapse.[13]
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