Collapse of pavilion prompts concerns
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="replica">replica</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="pavilion">pavilion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hangzhou">Hangzhou</span>, <span word="Zhejiang">Zhejiang</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="collapsed">collapsed</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>, <span word="prompting">prompting</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="safety">safety</span>.</p><p><span word="Jixian">Jixian</span> <span word="Pavilion">Pavilion</span> <span word="collapsed">collapsed</span> <span word="about">about</span> 1:20 <span word="pm">pm</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="service">service</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="pavilion">pavilion</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="constructed">constructed</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2002 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="modeled">modeled</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="structure">structure</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Qing">Qing</span> <span word="Dynasty">Dynasty</span> (1644-1911) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scenic">scenic</span> <span word="spot">spot</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Lake">Lake</span>, <span word="connected">connected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span>.</p><p><span word="Calls">Calls</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lake">lake</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="unanswered">unanswered</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thunderstorm">thunderstorm</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="collapse">collapse</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Hangzhou">Hangzhou</span> <span word="meteorological">meteorological</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thunderstorm">thunderstorm</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="around">around</span> 1:30 <span word="pm">pm</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>， <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="cordoned">cordoned</span> <span word="off">off</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="line">line</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Zhong">Zhong</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="photographer">photographer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hangzhou">Hangzhou</span>. "<span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roof">roof</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="wood">wood</span> <span word="pillars">pillars</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pavilion">pavilion</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="concrete">concrete</span> <span word="foundation">foundation</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="intact">intact</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Dozens">Dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="site">site</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="boats">boats</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span>."</p><p><span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="suspected">suspected</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="rains">rains</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="collapse">collapse</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhou">Zhou</span> <span word="Gang">Gang</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="architecture">architecture</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Xi">Xi</span>'<span word="an">an</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Architecture">Architecture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Technology">Technology</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> <span word="besides">besides</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="collapse">collapse</span>.</p>
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