No casualties in Hualien building collapse: motorist seen in dashcam footage found safe
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It is believed there were no casualties caused by a building collapse in Hualien City earlier today after rescue crews performed a thorough search using specialized equipment, and a man seen riding a scooter under the collapsing building was traced by police and found safe.
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Early reports on the collapse of the former Manbo Holiday Hotel included dashcam video footage that showed a scooter rider in the path of the collapsing building.
However, police traced the owner of the scooter and found him safe and well. Dashcam footage from a vehicle directly behind the man, named Wang, showed Mr Wang swerving left and accelerating away from the building as it collapsed onto the road.
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The Hualien County Government has ordered the demolition crew responsible for the collapsed building to work through the night and have the road cleared by 10:00 am tomorrow.
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