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Sichuan banquet wall collapse kills 5, injures 17; local officials cite prior quake damage checks
四川“升学宴”墙体倒塌：镇政府称震后一直排查危房
A wall collapsed during a college-acceptance banquet in Changning County, Sichuan, on August 18, killing five people and injuring 17. The county emergency bureau said a temporary canopy accumulated rainwater, and the rope tension pulled down a parapet wall. The local township government stated it had been inspecting hazardous buildings after an earthquake and had previously campaigned against extravagant banquets.
The view from inside
The report frames the tragedy through the lens of administrative diligence and social governance. The township government's response emphasizes two points: that post-earthquake inspections of dangerous buildings were…
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