周日早上,上海一老式居民楼倒塌,至少2人死亡,3人受伤,上海东方早报报道。
SHANGHAI -- At least two people were killed and three others injured after an old residential building collapsed in Shanghai on Sunday morning, Shanghai-based Oriental Morning Post reported.
The three-story brick-and-wood structure crumbled at 4:49 am when nine people were in the building in Hongkou District, according to a statement with the district government.
Four people managed to escape while the rest were pulled out by rescuers, said the statement.
Two of the rescued were later confirmed dead by medical staff, it said, adding that three injured survivors are being treated in the hospital.
An initial investigation showed the accident was caused by Calor gas explosion.