Changsha building collapse
 Screenshot of an amateur video filming the collapse. | |
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| Date | 29 April 2022 |
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| Time | 12:24 (CST, UTC+8) |
| Location | Wangcheng District, Changsha, Hunan, China |
| Coordinates | 28°17′56″N 112°52′25″E / 28.298864°N 112.873552°E |
| Cause | Under investigation |
| Deaths | 54 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 9 |
The Changsha building collapse occurred on 29 April 2022 in the Wangcheng District, Changsha, Hunan, China.[1] The disaster killed 54 and injured 9.[2]
Background
[edit]The collapsed building was a self-built residential structure[2] originally had 5 floors in 2012 and was expanded to 8 floors[3] in 2018.[4] The first floor served as a storefront, the second floor was a restaurant, the third floor housed a cinema café, the fourth, fifth, and sixth floors operated as a guesthouse, and the seventh and eighth floors were private residences.[3][4] Tenants had made varying degrees of structural modifications to the building.
Incident
[edit]At about 12 pm on 29 April 2022, a building collapsed in Panshuwan, Jinping Community, Wangcheng District. Local firefighters dispatched 23 fire trucks, 134 rescue personnel, and 4 search and rescue dogs to the scene.[5] A student who escaped told reporters that while eating with two classmates, they heard unusual noises from the walls and something fell from the ceiling. Store staff sensed the danger and urged them to leave quickly. One minute after paying the bill at 12:21 pm and going downstairs, the building collapsed. The three escaped at 12:26 pm.[6]
On 2 May, the police preliminarily confirmed that 23 people were trapped inside the building and 39 were missing.[7]
After more than 72 hours of the critical rescue period, despite a large deployment of rescue forces and equipment, the rescue remained very difficult.[8] The buildings on both sides of the collapsed structure were classified as "dangerous buildings," preventing the use of heavy machinery. Rescuers had to proceed carefully by reinforcing the structures while digging through to reach survivors.[9][10]
By 5 May, 10 people had been rescued, while 26 remained missing. Most of the missing were students from Changsha Medical University, located about 100 meters away. Many family members posted missing person notices on social media platforms.[11]
On 6 May, the emergency rescue operations concluded.[12]
Prosecution
[edit]Chinese authorities arrested nine people linked to the collapse.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ Jackson, Patrick (2022-05-06). "China building collapse: Woman rescued from rubble after six days". BBC. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ a b "Chinese investigators blame building collapse that killed 54 on shoddy, illegal construction". AP News. 2023-05-21. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ a b Rui, Guo (2022-04-30). "China building collapse: owner detained as hunt for survivors continues". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ a b 中国新闻周刊 (2022-05-01). "23人被困39人失联，长沙楼房倒塌背后的自建房乱象" [23 people trapped, 39 missing: The chaos behind self-built buildings in the Changsha building collapse]. Sina News (in Chinese (China)). Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
- ^ "湖南长沙一建筑发生坍塌 应急管理部已会同住建部派工作组赶赴现场" [A building collapsed in Changsha, Hunan. The Ministry of Emergency Management, together with the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, has dispatched a working group to the site]. Sina News. Archived from the original on 2022-04-29. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
- ^ 百姓关注 (2022-04-30). "长沙房屋倒塌亲历者称刚出来楼就塌了：店员发现危险催离开" [Eyewitness of Changsha Building Collapse Says It Collapsed Just After They Came Out: Store Staff Detected Danger and Urged Evacuation]. Sina News. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
- ^ "湖南长沙居民自建房倒塌事故：初核23人被困39人失联" [Changsha, Hunan Self-Built Residential Building Collapse: Preliminary Confirmation of 23 People Trapped and 39 Missing]. Xinhua News. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
- ^ 中央政法委长安剑. "第8名受困者仍在救援中！长沙塌楼事故救援难在哪". The Paper. Archived from the original on 2022-05-03. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
- ^ "中国救援队：长沙自建房倒塌现场救援难度大" [China Search and Rescue: Rescue Efforts at Changsha Self-Built Building Collapse Site Are Highly Challenging]. China News. Archived from the original on 2022-05-07. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
- ^ CCTV (2022-05-03). "废墟物品层层叠压 救援空间狭窄 长沙居民自建房倒塌事故救援现场遇多重困难" [Rubble piled up layer by layer, rescue space is tight: Multiple challenges faced at the rescue site of Changsha self-built residential building collapse]. Sina News. Archived from the original on 2022-05-03. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
- ^ 中国青年报 (2022-05-01). "长沙居民自建房倒塌事故尚有多人失联，当地人大代表曾关注自建房隐患" [The collapse of a self-built residential building in Changsha still has many people missing...]. Sohu. Archived from the original on 2022-05-05. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
- ^ "湖南长沙居民自建房倒塌事故造成53人遇难" [The collapse of a self-built residential building in Changsha, Hunan, caused 53 deaths]. Xinhua News. Archived from the original on 2022-05-06. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
- ^ "湖南长沙居民自建房倒塌事故中的9名犯罪嫌疑人被批捕". Xinhua News. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
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