23 rescued after hotel collapse in east China

FUZHOU.KAZINFORM Twenty-three people have been rescued after a hotel building collapsed in the city of Quanzhou, east China's Fujian Province, Saturday evening, local authorities said, Xinhua reported.

The accident happened at around 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Licheng District. According to the preliminary report, about 70 people were trapped. As of 9:00 p.m., 23 people had been rescued.

Further rescue work is underway.