Five people have died and another four were injured after a bank’s office building collapsed Monday morning in northeast China’s Jilin Province, local authorities said Tuesday.
The building of a branch of the Baicheng Rural Commercial Bank, which was under renovation and had suspended operations, collapsed at about 6 a.m. Monday, trapping nine people.
Five people were confirmed dead as rescue efforts concluded around 3 p.m. Tuesday. The four injured people have been hospitalized and are in stable condition, authorities said.
The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
Firemen work to save people trapped in the ruins of the collapsed building of a branch of the Baicheng Rural Commercial Bank in northeast China’s Jilin Province, October 15, 2019. [Cover Image: IC]
