Funeral accident kills 10
By Dong Zhen |
November 16, 2011, Wednesday
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TEN people died and 12 were injured when a house in central China's Hunan Province collapsed during a funeral on Monday evening, officials said yesterday.
The uninhabited building, in Yuejin Village, Shaoyang City, was being used to hold the funeral of a villager when it collapsed at around 7:40pm, covering 22 people.
The house had not been maintained for years and was thought to be structurally unsound, officials said.
Eight people were confirmed dead after being pulled from the rubble and two others died in hospital.
The 12 injured were still being treated in hospital yesterday, but were not in a critical condition, said the local officials.
The dead included a three-year-old boy and a 23-year-old woman, while most other victims were senior villagers, officials said.
The exact cause was still under investigation.
This came on the same day as a suspected liquid gas explosion in a restaurant swept through the streets of Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
Nine people were confirmed dead and 34 injured.
Local media yesterday reported that some firefighters claimed the design of the eatery could have concentrated the power of the blast.
They said the restaurant was almost completely enclosed with only a narrow gate as an outlet.
The explosion would be intensified in the limited space, increasing damage to the surrounding environment.
Local media reported yesterday that the provincial director had made a public apology for not spotting the safety hazards.
The uninhabited building, in Yuejin Village, Shaoyang City, was being used to hold the funeral of a villager when it collapsed at around 7:40pm, covering 22 people.
The house had not been maintained for years and was thought to be structurally unsound, officials said.
Eight people were confirmed dead after being pulled from the rubble and two others died in hospital.
The 12 injured were still being treated in hospital yesterday, but were not in a critical condition, said the local officials.
The dead included a three-year-old boy and a 23-year-old woman, while most other victims were senior villagers, officials said.
The exact cause was still under investigation.
This came on the same day as a suspected liquid gas explosion in a restaurant swept through the streets of Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
Nine people were confirmed dead and 34 injured.
Local media yesterday reported that some firefighters claimed the design of the eatery could have concentrated the power of the blast.
They said the restaurant was almost completely enclosed with only a narrow gate as an outlet.
The explosion would be intensified in the limited space, increasing damage to the surrounding environment.
Local media reported yesterday that the provincial director had made a public apology for not spotting the safety hazards.
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