Part of a 650-year-old building built during the Ming Dynasty collapsed in China
Category: Video reporting, PEGI 0+
31 May 2025
The roof of the 650-year-old Drum Tower collapsed after being repaired in China. The incident was captured on video by nearby tourists.
The footage shows tourists fleeing as the roof of the historic Ming Dynasty building collapsed. Witnesses compared the tiles falling onto the square to a waterfall.
Rescuers and police evacuated people from the crash site; there were no casualties. An investigation into the cause of the incident is currently underway.
It is specified that the Drum Tower was built in 1375. The Fengyang Tourism Administration noted that tiles had periodically fallen from the roof and damaged eaves boards since 2017. Therefore, repairs to the building began in September 2023 and were completed in March 2024.
