Pictures: China restaurant collapses during birthday party, killing 29
A total of 57 people have been pulled from the debris of the collapsed restaurant
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The number of people killed when a restaurant in northern China collapsed has climbed to 29, state media said Sunday, with efforts to find survivors brought to a close.
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The two-storey building in Xiangfen county, Shanxi province, came down on Saturday morning during a birthday party banquet for an 80-year-old person at the Juxian Restaurant in Chenzhuang village.
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A total of 57 people have been pulled from the debris of the Juxian restaurant, with dozens injured.
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Seven people are seriously hurt, although Xinhua said the injuries were "not life-threatening".
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State broadcaster CGTN said the rescue operation ended in the early hours of Sunday morning.
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The cause of the collapse is unknown and the central government's State Council said it would supervise an investigation by provincial authorities.
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Footage on the CGTN website showed the roof caved in, with rescue equipment lifting rubble from the site.
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Rescuers in orange overalls and hard hats combed the crumbled ruin as a painting remained hanging on one of the few walls still intact.
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Seven hundred people were involved in the rescue operation, CGTN said.
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Rescuers and medics gather near the site of a collapsed two-story restaurant in Xiangfen county in northern China's Shanxi province.
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Medical workers carry an injuried person out of the rubble of a collapsed restauran.
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Rescuers search for victims in the aftermath of the collapse of a two-story restaurant in Xiangfen county in northern China's Shanxi province.
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Rescue workers are seen at the site where a restaurant collapsed, in Xiangfen, Shanxi province.
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