Police have arrested nine people, including the building owner, on suspicion of causing a major liability accident, according to the official Xinhua News Agency
Two people were rescued Sunday from the rubble of a building in central China more than 50 hours after it collapsed, leaving dozens trapped or missing, state media said.
Seven people have been rescued from the building, which collapsed Friday afternoon in the inland city of Changsha, the capital of Hunan province. About 20 others remained trapped, and another 39 had not been accounted for as of late Saturday. Xinhua said the building had eight floors, including a restaurant on the second floor, a cafe on the third floor and residences on the top two floors. Other media reports said it was a six-storey building. Tenants had made structural modifications to the building, but the cause of the collapse remained under investigation, Xinhua said.
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