A residential building in Zhuhai, Guangdong suddenly collapsed

According to the report of the Emergency Management Bureau of Doumen District, Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province, at about 16:50 on August 6, 2024, a two-story residential building in Niwan Village, Jing'an Town, Doumen District collapsed, trapping four people. After the accident, relevant departments such as emergency, public security, fire, and health rushed to the scene to rescue personnel as soon as possible.

According to the latest news from the local propaganda department this morning: The cause of the accident was initially judged to be caused by gas explosion, and the specific cause is still under further investigation. The accident caused 3 deaths and 1 minor injury.

According to the on-site surveillance video circulating on the Internet, after a loud noise suspected of an explosion, the residential building in the surveillance picture suddenly collapsed, and a large amount of smoke rose from the scene. After the smoke dissipated, it can be seen that the originally intact building has become a ruin, with broken bricks and tiles scattered all over the ground.

The reporter asked the surrounding merchants, and some merchants said that the collapsed house was a two-story self-built house. When a loud noise was heard at the time of the incident, "I thought it was an earthquake."