Collapse of Siji Kaiyuan Hotel

Collapse of Siji Kaiyuan Hotel
Collapse of Siji Kaiyuan Hotel is located in Jiangsu
Collapse of Siji Kaiyuan Hotel
Location of the hotel in Jiangsu
Date12 July 2021; 3 years ago (2021-07-12)
Time15:33 (CST, UTC+8)
Location188 Youche Road, Songling, Suzhou, Jiangsu
Coordinates31°10′14″N 120°39′13″E / 31.170552°N 120.653564°E / 31.170552; 120.653564
CauseOverloading resulting from illegal construction
Deaths17
Non-fatal injuries5

Siji Kaiyuan Hotel (Chinese: 四季开源酒店) was a hotel in Songling, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. On 12 July 2021, an annex to the hotel collapsed due to illegal construction, killing 17 people and injuring another five.[1]

  1. ^ "Hotel collapse in China's Suzhou kills 17, injures five". BBC. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.