25/04/2019
- Accident happened about 7.20am at residential development in Hengshui, Hebei province, authorities say
- Injured pair said to be in stable condition in hospital
Eleven people were killed when a lift fell at a construction site in Hengshui, Hebei province. Photo: Weibo
Eleven people were killed and two others seriously injured when a lift fell at a construction site in northern China on Thursday morning, municipal authorities said.
The accident happened at about 7.20am on the site of the Jade Huating compound, a residential property development under construction in the Taocheng district of Hengshui, Hebei province, according to a statement issued by the city government.
The two people hurt were being treated at a local hospital and in a stable condition, it said.
Police, work safety officials and construction authorities have begun an investigation to determine the cause of the accident, the statement said.
The accident happened at about 7.20am on the site of the Jade Huating compound. Photo: Weibo
A witness was quoted by The Beijing News as saying the crash happened in a matter of seconds.
“I heard a big bang and saw the lift had fallen,” the witness said. “Then six or seven ambulances arrived on the scene.”
Kindergarten flattened by falling debris from building site
The housing project is being developed by Hengshui Youhe Real Estate Development.
The firm said on WeChat earlier this month that the project was making good progress thanks to “reasonable construction with maximum efficiency”, despite work having to be suspended several times for environmental reasons. The post was later deleted.
Source: SCMP
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17/04/2019
- Seven classrooms, eight other buildings crushed as part of former factory topples over dividing wall
- School has 400 pupils but incident happened on Sunday when they were all at home
Seven classrooms, four toilet blocks, three kitchens and a first aid room were levelled. Photo: Weibo
A kindergarten in northwest China has been forced to close temporarily after several of its classrooms and other buildings were flattened by falling debris from an adjacent building site, according to a local media report.
The incident, in Xianyang, Shaanxi province, happened on Sunday so there were no children in any of the rooms at the time, and there were no reports of any injuries.
Staff at the privately owned Xintou Kindergarten contacted the parents of its 400 pupils later the same day to tell them classes had been suspended, Shaanxi Transportation Radio reported.
The school is next to the site of a former textile factory which is being demolished to make room for a new housing project by Country Garden, China’s largest residential property developer.
The kindergarten is next to a former factory that is being redeveloped by Country Garden. Photo: Weibo
The report said that one of the buildings being demolished toppled over a wall separating the school from the factory, crushing seven classrooms, four toilet blocks, three kitchens and a first aid room.
After an investigation by the emergency services and local authorities, the developer agreed to compensate the school’s owners for the damage caused and plans are being drawn up to restore the property to its original state.
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Several parents gathered at the site to inquire about when it would reopen. The report did not give a precise date but said it was likely to be early next week.
According to figures from the local land resources authority, Country Garden bought the former factory site for a city record price of 1.99 billion yuan (US$297 million) last year.
The school was closed at the time of the accident and there were no reports of anyone being injured. Photo: Weibo
Source: SCMP
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