China quarantine hotel collapse kills four

A man is rescued from the rubble of a collapsed hotel in Quanzhou, in China’s eastern Fujian province on March 8, 2020. (Photo by STR / AFP) / China OUT

BEIJING— At least four people were killed following the collapse of a hotel used as a coronavirus quarantine facility in eastern China, the Ministry of Emergency Management said Sunday.

Rescuers have also retrieved 38 survivors from the rubble, with five in critical or serious condition, out of 71 initially trapped, the ministry said.

State media had earlier reported that 48 people had been rescued out of 67 initially trapped when the building crumbled.