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Chinese hotel being used to quarantine coronavirus patients collapses, trapping 70 people under rubble
A hotel in China that is being utilized to quarantine coronavirus patients collapsed on Saturday, leaving around 70 people trapped beneath the rubble.
The five-story, 80-room Xinjia Hotel is located in Quanzhou, in the southeastern Fujian Province, Reuters reported based on information from the city's government officials.
It remains unclear what caused the collapse and how many people — who either tested positive for COVID-19 or had come in contact with someone with coronavirus — were quarantined at the hotel, which opened in 2018, the People's Daily, China reported.
The incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. local time. Since then, 34 people have been safely rescued, Quanzhou authorities told Reuters.
The Xinhua News Agency reported that emergency personnel had been sent to the site. Videos from the scene showed people dressed in orange clambering over the fallen structure.
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