Two buildings partially collapse in Hualien after series of earthquakes

2024-04-23

Over the past two days, Hualien has been rocked by a string of earthquakes, including two over magnitude 6. The quakes led to the partial collapse of two buildings in Hualien. One was a hotel that had been vacant due to renovations. The other was a residential building that was heavily damaged after the April 3 quake. No casualties were reported.

At 2:26 a.m., a magnitude 6 earthquake struck Hualien, sending the Full Hotel building tilting to one side.

Police and firefighters rushed to the scene, calling out to potential casualties. During the rescue effort, another earthquake struck.

First responders cordoned off the area to prevent public access. After inspecting the site, they confirmed that the hotel was empty, as it had been closed for renovations. No casualties were reported.

Teng Zeu-yu
Hualien County Economic Affairs Department
We’re starting by dismantling public facilities in the vicinity, such as that traffic light. The procedure will be similar to the demolition of the Uranus Building. We’ll fill in the ground first to provide support to the building, so that it doesn’t tilt as much.

The temblor also further tilted the Tong Shuai Building, which was unoccupied after being marked for demolition following the April 3 earthquake. The first floor caved in, leaving the second floor at ground level. The Hualien County government established a disaster response command center, and Commissioner Hsu Chen-wei proceeded to the scene soon after.

Tong Shuai Building spokesperson
The building had already been marked for demolition. They had put support beams on the side. It was all normal before 5 or 6 today. But this last time, when we tried to go near after 5, they didn’t let us through.

Teng Zeu-yu
Hualien County Economic Affairs Department
If reinforcements can come over immediately, demolition work can start at the Tong Shuai Building. Due to the building’s size, the process should take about two weeks.

Work and classes were suspended in Hualien on Tuesday. The county government has advised residents to stay in open spaces in case another quake strikes.

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花蓮震一夜最大規模6.3 統帥、富凱大樓傾斜

2024-04-23

今天凌晨2點開始，花蓮地震不斷，還有連續兩起規模6以上的地震，在劇烈搖晃下，導致富凱大飯店和原本在0403地震判定為紅單受損建物的統帥大樓在這次地震中，直接2樓變1樓，警消人員也第一時間趕赴現場，不少居民都在睡夢中被驚醒，趁夜難眠。

花蓮凌晨2點26分發生規模6.0地震，位在市中心的富凱大飯店驚傳嚴重傾斜。

警消人員緊急到場，對著大樓不斷呼喊，就怕有人受困，但搶救過程，又來餘震。

警消人員拉起封鎖線，禁止民眾進入，經確認後，富凱飯店因為停業、整修中，沒有住戶，好在無人傷亡。

[[花蓮縣政府建設處長鄧子榆]]
“先對周邊的公共設施，像這個號誌的部分先去做拆除，會比照上次天王星拆除的方式，會先做填土讓底下的，這個填土去做底部的支撐，讓建築物部分傾倒趨勢，能夠不要那麼明顯”

而原本在403地震中，被判定為紅單的統帥大樓，受地震影響，再次傾斜，2樓直接消失不見，塌陷變1樓。花蓮縣府緊急開設災害應變中心，縣長徐榛蔚也第一時間到場坐鎮指揮。

[[統帥管委會發言人]]
“今天本來就是紅單一直要拆除，所以它上了鋼梁，那今天在五六點之前都還正常，那就是有最後一次，我們要進去的時候大概五點多，就取消進入了”

[[花蓮縣建設處長鄧子榆]]
“調度如果說可以馬上來支援的話，統帥大樓那邊就會開始安排拆除。它這個規模的話，預計大概也是兩周左右”

花蓮全縣今天(23)停班停課，縣府也呼籲民眾盡量待在空曠處，避免突發意外。

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