Chinese Shoe Factory Collapse: 42 People Rescued, Others Still Missing: Report

GettyImages-167786168 — A Chinese shoe factory in Wenling City collapsed on Saturday. Pictured, Bangladeshi rescuers work as Bangladeshi Army personel continue the second phase of the rescue operation using heavy equipment after an eight-storey building collapsed in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, on April 30, 2013. MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images

Nine people remain unaccounted for after a shoe factory in Eastern China collapsed on Saturday, according to China Central Television news.

#BREAKING Many feared trapped after a factory collapses in Wenling City, Zhejiang Province pic.twitter.com/aviySAazNe
— CCTVNEWS (@cctvnews) July 4, 2015

The collapse occured around 4:00 p.m. local time, and there were at least 51 people working inside when it happened. So far, 42 people have been rescued, reports CCTV. The factory was located in the Wenling City in China's Zhejiang province.

14 people are trapped under the debris after a 4-storey factory collapsed in Wenling, Zhejiang, 37 have been rescued pic.twitter.com/1m2qvebCXz
— CCTVNEWS (@cctvnews) July 4, 2015

#UPDATE 42 people rescued, 9 others still unaccounted for after a factory collapsed in Wenling, Zhejiang
— CCTVNEWS (@cctvnews) July 4, 2015

According to the BBC, Wengling City is an important hub for the footwear industry. The tourism office told the BBC that one in five shoes originate from this coastal city.

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