At noon on April 29, an industrial safety accident occurred in Wangcheng District, Changsha City, Hunan Province, China. An 8-story building suddenly collapsed, causing many people to be trapped and lost contact. The authorities dispatched 134 fire rescue personnel, 23 fire trucks and 4 search and rescue dogs went to the rescue. However, 39 people are still missing, and it was found that the house was suspected of being illegally built and covered to cause trouble. The police have arrested 9 people including the owner and the person in charge of design and construction.
The incident happened at 12:24 noon on April 29. A resident’s self-built house in Panshuwan, Jinping Community, Jinshanqiao Street, Wangcheng District, Changsha City collapsed. A preliminary investigation of 23 people trapped in the house occurred and 5 people have been rescued. The injured were sent to the hospital for treatment, and the signs of life were stable. In addition, 39 people were lost near the accident site, and relevant personnel continued to search and rescue.
It is understood that the collapsed house has a total of 8 floors. The first floor is the facade, the second floor is a restaurant, the third floor is a cafe, the fourth to sixth floors are family hotels, and the seventh to eighth floors are self-occupied houses. Local people accused that the original building was not 8 stories high. After the incident, the police investigated and found that four people, including the owner and the person in charge of design and construction, were involved in the collapse accident. On April 13 this year, Hunan Xiangda Engineering Inspection Co., Ltd. ) After conducting the house safety appraisal, they gave a forged report. Therefore, five persons including the company’s legal representative and technical staff were suspected of providing false certification documents. The above-mentioned 9 people have been taken into criminal detention, and the case is still under further trial.
The news sparked heated discussions on Weibo, with netizens commenting, “Illegal construction is very harmful! We must investigate it to the end and give the injured person a fair account”, “The supervisory department is obviously negligent”, “This homeowner I really want money, not my life.”, “Put down irresponsible corrupt officials who only know how to make money!”