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| Chinese official who oversaw hospital demolition fired | Chinese official who oversaw hospital demolition fired |
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| BEIJING — Local officials in a central Chinese province violated rules in forcibly demolishing part of a hospital, sending medical staff fleeing and burying under rubble six bodies being processed at a morgue, a state broadcaster said Sunday. | |
| Xiong Zhiliang, a district official overseeing demolition work in the city of Zhengzhou, was fired, while local police were further investigating the incident that took place on Thursday, China Central Television said. | |
| Forced demolitions are common in Chinese cities, where local authorities turn to real estate development to fuel economic growth. Clashes over land are frequent, and some turn deadly. | Forced demolitions are common in Chinese cities, where local authorities turn to real estate development to fuel economic growth. Clashes over land are frequent, and some turn deadly. |
| The No. 4 Hospital of Zhengzhou University has accused the local government of ordering the demolition after failing to get the hospital to agree to a road expansion project. | The No. 4 Hospital of Zhengzhou University has accused the local government of ordering the demolition after failing to get the hospital to agree to a road expansion project. |
| The hospital management also complained to state media that it was extremely disrespectful for the demolition crew to bury the dead in the rubble. | The hospital management also complained to state media that it was extremely disrespectful for the demolition crew to bury the dead in the rubble. |
| The Huiji district government in Zhengzhou said Thursday that it sent in the bulldozer only after the hospital turned a deaf ear to requests that its CT room and morgue must be demolished to make way for the road project. | The Huiji district government in Zhengzhou said Thursday that it sent in the bulldozer only after the hospital turned a deaf ear to requests that its CT room and morgue must be demolished to make way for the road project. |
| The district defended itself by saying that the workers checked that no one was inside before they torn down the buildings. | The district defended itself by saying that the workers checked that no one was inside before they torn down the buildings. |
| Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. | Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |