According to CCTV News, reporters learned from relevant departments in Jiamusi City, Heilongjiang Province that at around 19:40 on November 6, 2023, a partial collapse occurred at the Yuecheng Gymnasium in Huanan County, Jiamusi City. The building is a two-story frame structure with a floor area of about 2,000 square meters. The collapsed section was the basketball area on the second floor on the west side, covering an area of about 500 square meters. Preliminary on-site confirmation indicates that three people are trapped inside the gymnasium.

Video footage shows surrounding roads and buildings covered in snow, and someone being carried out on a stretcher. An official source responded that all departments are carrying out emergency rescue operations, and casualties are unknown.

Separately, according to Jimu News, that evening, reporters learned from official sources in Huanan County that local rescue operations had been launched.

A netizen tipped off Jimu News that on the evening of the 6th, a gymnasium in Huanan County collapsed, and children were inside the gymnasium at the time of the incident. Video footage shows thick white snow on the roof of the collapsed gymnasium.

The gymnasium after the collapse (video screenshot)

On the evening of November 6, Jimu News reporters learned from an official source in Huanan County that the scene had been cordoned off and rescue operations were underway. At 8:55 p.m. on the 6th, the Jiamusi City Emergency Management Bureau told Jimu News reporters that the province was coordinating rescue work, but did not disclose further details.

At around 9 p.m., Jimu News reporters reached Tao Kun, director of the Huanan County Emergency Management Bureau. Tao Kun said, "No time to talk, I'm at the scene carrying out rescue operations."

Jimu News reporters noted that the Jiamusi City Meteorological Observatory issued a red blizzard warning at 17:30 on November 6: "Our city has received 15 millimeters of cumulative snowfall in 6 hours; snowfall will continue until the morning of the 7th, with total cumulative snowfall expected to reach 25–35 millimeters. Please take precautions." At 17:43 on the 6th, Huanan County, Jiamusi, also issued a red blizzard warning. It is not yet known whether the gymnasium collapse is related to the snowfall.