Chinese hotel being used to quarantine coronavirus patients collapses, trapping 70 people under rubble

• The Xinjia Hotel in Quanzhou, China, collapsed at 7:30 p.m. Saturday local time.
• The building was being used to quarantine coronavirus patients.
• An estimated 70 people were trapped when the hotel caved in, but Reuters said at least 23 have since been rescued.
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A hotel in China that is being utilized to quarantine coronavirus patients collapsed on Saturday, leaving around 70 people trapped beneath the rubble.

The Xinjia Hotel is located in Quanzhou, in the southeastern Fujian Province, the city's government reported on its website, the Mirror Online.

The incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. local time. By 9 p.m., 23 people had been safely rescued, according to Reuters.

It remains unclear what caused the collapse and how many patients were quarantined at the 80-room hotel.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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