Road Collapses in downtown Hangzhou

Source: Asiaone, ChinaDaily, JobTube

On August 28th, a road sinkhole suddenly appeared in downtown Hangzhou. 

The road collapse, at the intersection of Tiyuchang Road and Jianguo North Road in Xiacheng district, happened at about 10 am and was accompanied by leakage from natural gas pipelines, according to authorities in Xiacheng district in a press release Wednesday afternoon.

Massive clouds of yellow smoke billowed into the air, with the strong smell of natural gas detected by passersby and nearby residents.

Local police, workers from the metro construction and operation company and firefighters rushed to the scene, evacuating surrounding residents and asking them to turn off the gas in their homes. Gas pipeline maintenance personnel also rushed to examine and repair the pipelines.

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