In the afternoon of May 18, Shenzhen Futian District Huaqiang North Street Saige building occurred unexplained shaking, at least tens of thousands of people fled the building. (Video screenshot composite)
A shaking in Shenzhen’s Saige Building triggered tens of thousands of people to run away. The U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou issued a warning to U.S. citizens Wednesday (May 19), urging Americans to take shelter and avoid the building.
In a statement, the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou said this alert for the Sage Building remains in effect until further notice. The notice added that U.S. citizens should avoid not only the building, but also its immediate vicinity.
At about 12:30 p.m. on May 18, a strong shaking occurred in the Sage Building on Huaqiang North Road in Shenzhen, causing a large number of people to run wild. Sources said that at least ten thousand people fled the building.
Shenzhen Housing and Construction Bureau pointed out that the building involved yesterday has been closed, the main structure of the building is safe, the reason for the shaking is still under investigation. And senior engineers said it is likely that the wind and rain caused by resonance, resulting in the building shaking. The Shenzhen Emergency Management Bureau said it was “verifying the cause of the shaking and swaying of the skyscraper,” but also said “no earthquake hit Shenzhen.
According to the Mainland Interface News, two businessmen on the 6th floor and one on the 5th floor of the Saige Building reported that the building shook between 1:30 and 2:00 on May 19 at around 2:00 pm. At present, the building in principle only allows businesses and other internal staff to enter and exit.
Dragged by the incident, with Shenzhen Saige building part of the property of Shenzhen Saige shares opened on the morning of the 19th once dived, once fell more than 7.58%. Shenzhen Saige said that the total floor area of the Saige building of 170,000 square meters, Shenzhen Saige holds only 39,900 square meters.
The 75-story Sage Building, completed in 2000, is one of the most symbolic buildings in Shenzhen, which borders on Hong Kong and looks across the border. The building towers 291 meters high and houses a huge market for parts and electronics.
The Guardian reports that building collapses are not uncommon in China, and that rushed projects often result in low-quality construction products.
Last May, 29 people were tragically killed when a Xinjia hotel in Quanzhou, Fujian province, used as a centralized isolation health observation site, collapsed. It was later discovered that under the cover of local Communist Party cadres, the owner had illegally built, altered, renovated and reinforced the building, which ultimately led to the tragedy.
The devastating Sichuan earthquake of 2008, which killed more than 69,000 people, sparked a public debate over “tofu-dreg” school buildings that collapsed, killing thousands of students.
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