Five people have been rescued and 23 others remain trapped after a self-constructed residential building with a floor area of about 700 square meters collapsed Friday in central China's Hunan Province, according to a press conference on Saturday, citing a preliminary report.
There are also 39 people missing near the site of the incident, according to preliminary investigation by the police.
The incident took place at 12:24 p.m. in Wangcheng District in the provincial capital Changsha.
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