70 people trapped in China hotel collapse

Around 70 people were trapped after a hotel building collapsed in China's Quanzhou city on Saturday, according to the official media here.

Twenty-three people were rescued after the 80-room hotel collapsed in Fujian Province.

Around 70 people were trapped under the rubble, state-run China Daily reported.

The accident happened around 7.30 pm local time, the report said. Rescue efforts were underway.