Director of rad department, others still inside hospital during attempted demolition
It was just another January morning at a hospital in central China ... until about 30 people in camouflage showed up with a bulldozer and began to demolish a wall by force.
Doctors, including the director of the hospital’s radiology department, were treating patients like normal when the bulldozer tore through the wall of the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University in Henan Province’s Zhengzhou City.
The Shanghai Daily covered the incident at length. According to its report, more than $606,000 worth of medical equipment was damaged, six bodies from the morgue were left buried in rubble, and the hospital had to shut down as a result of the chaos.
The Shanghai Daily’s story covers interaction between hospital staff and the mysterious crew in camouflage: “Three doctors who tried to rush into the building to rescue other equipment were injured during clashes between the gang. Another doctor who took a picture of the car plate number was immediately taken onto a vehicle by five men to grab his mobile phone. A witness told police that a small vehicle and a van took the demolishers to the hospital.”
The incident, which took place on the morning of Jan. 7, is believed to be the result of an ongoing land dispute. The hospital has refused to be relocated for a road expansion project.
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