The reporter learned from the Publicity Department of the CPC Tongjiang Municipal Committee in Heilongjiang Province that at 15:07 on September 4, 2023, a partial collapse occurred in a three-story building at No. 625 Xingfu Road, Tongjiang City, Heilongjiang Province. Preliminary information indicates that the building was vacant, of brick-concrete structure, with a floor area of 1,941.31 square meters. It was verified that one person was trapped; after being rescued, the trapped person was taken to hospital and died despite emergency treatment. The cause of the incident is under investigation.

Previous reports:

On September 4, a netizen reported that a three-story hotel building collapsed opposite the Tongjiang Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital in Jiamusi, Heilongjiang.

In video footage from the scene, most of a three-story building had collapsed, with rubble and bricks scattered across the road. An excavator was operating at the site, raising dust. A cordon surrounded the area, and multiple police cars, fire engines and ambulances were parked along the roadside, with uniformed police maintaining order at the scene.

A three-story hotel collapsed in Jiamusi, with police maintaining order nearby. Image/video screenshot

Staff at the Chengjiao Border Defense Police Station of the Tongjiang Public Security Bureau said that many officers from the station had arrived at the scene and were currently handling the situation. Regarding the cause of the incident and casualties, the staff member said he did not know.

Crowds of passersby gathered around the collapsed hotel. Image/video screenshot

Several shop owners near the hotel said the hotel was not currently open and was undergoing renovation. A shop employee said a construction worker was suspected to have been injured, adding, "Could they have knocked out a load-bearing [part]?" He said, "The surrounding area has been cordoned off and is being cleared; people are not being allowed in."

On the afternoon of the 4th, the reporter tried to contact hotel staff but had received no reply by the time of publication.