Collapse of Xinjia Express Hotel

Collapse of Xinjia Express Hotel
Part of the COVID-19 pandemic
Collapse of Xinjia Express Hotel is located in Fujian
Collapse of Xinjia Express Hotel
Location of the hotel in Fujian
Date7 March 2020; 4 years ago (2020-03-07)
Time19:14 (CST, UTC+8)
Location1688 Nanhuan Road, Licheng District, Quanzhou, Fujian
Coordinates24°54′58.31″N 118°29′59.15″E / 24.9161972°N 118.4997639°E / 24.9161972; 118.4997639
CauseOverloading resulting from illegal construction
Deaths29[1][2]
Non-fatal injuries42
Charges57.94 Million Yuan
Survivors42
Victims71

Xinjia Express Hotel (Chinese: 欣佳酒店; pinyin: Xīnjiā Jiǔdiàn[3]) was a hotel in Licheng District, Quanzhou, Fujian, China. On 7 March 2020, while being used to quarantine COVID-19 patients, it collapsed from overloading resulting from illegal construction, killing 29 people and injuring another 42.[4][5][6][7]

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