Security footage recently emerged of a woman being engulfed by a sinkhole after a shopping mall floor collapsed in China.
Source: South China Morning Post
A construction worker was also trapped on the floor below.
Fortunately, the two of them sustained only minor injuries and are now in stable condition.
On 23 March, a woman was shopping on the second level of a mall in Zhenjiang, a city in the Jiangsu Province, when the floor beneath her suddenly collapsed.
She then disappeared into the sinkhole, along with two full racks of clothes.
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According to the South China Morning Post (SCMP), the collapse also trapped a construction worker on the floor below.
They both sustained minor injuries and are in stable condition after firefighters rescued them from the wreckage.
Source: South China Morning Post
ABC News reported that the construction worker sustained leg injuries, while the shopper suffered fractures.
A mall representative told reporters that the collapse may have been caused by damage to a load-bearing wall.
He added that they will be “actively handling the aftermath and providing necessary assistance”.
Further investigations are ongoing.
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Featured image adapted from South China Morning Post.