Ten killed in collapsed Shanghai factory

By Wang Zhenghua and Gao Erqiang in Shanghai | chinadaily.com.cn
Updated: May 17, 2019

Ten people have died in hospital after a factory wall accidentally collapsed in Shanghai Thursday, local authorities said Friday morning.

As of 1:45 am Friday, 25 people who were trapped have been rescued, 10 of whom died after ineffective treatment, according to the municipal bureau of emergency management.

A part of a factory plant in Shanghai that was undergoing a revamp collapsed on the morning of May 16, trapping dozens of people, according to local media.

The accident happened at around 11 am.

Firefighters said as of the evening of May 16, a total of 23 people have been found at the site and sent to nearby hospitals. 7 were dead after accepting emergency treatment. The rescue continues.

Medical workers had to give the latest survivor an amputation on-site to help the man escape, as his leg was trapped under debris. He was then taken to the hospital.

Party chief of Shanghai Li Qiang and Shanghai Mayor Ying Yong went to the site in the afternoon, urged relevant departments to investigate the cause of the accident, and called for rescue and medical teams to go all out to save the victims.

Rescuers carried an injured people out around 5:58 pm. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/chinadaily.com.cn]

Local news site Kankanews.com said that over 20 people were trapped as a building collapsed in Changning district. It also reported that several motor vehicles are buried beneath the debris.

Rescuers carried an injured people to an ambulance around 1:53 pm. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/chinadaily.com.cn]

More than 150 firefighters are currently at the site, which is located on Zhaohua Road in Changning district.

About 1,000 square meters of 3,000 square meters of total area under reconstruction collapsed.

Sniffing dogs are employed on an inch-by-inch search for survivors on the evening of May 16. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/chinadaily.com.cn]
The rescue continues at a collapsed factory plant in Shanghai. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/chinadaily.com.cn]
A car is extricated from the factory. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/chinadaily.com.cn]
A car is extricated from the factory. [Photo by Xing Yi/chinadaily.com.cn]
A snapshot from the live stream of Kankanews.com shows that rescue efforts are underway. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
A snapshot shows firefighters attempting to locate people trapped in the debris. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
The area has been cordoned off. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/chinadaily.com.cn]
A snapshot shows firefighters attempting to locate people trapped in the debris. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

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