Search ends in Chinese hotel collapse that killed 17 people

The death toll in the collapse of a hotel in eastern China was raised to 17 Wednesday as authorities ended the search and rescue mission.

The city of Suzhou said on its social media feed that 23 people had been pulled from from the rubble of the Siji Kaiyuan Hotel, which collapsed on Monday afternoon. One of those freed was uninjured and five others were sent to a hospital for treatment. Rescuers used cranes, ladders, metal cutters and search dogs to look for survivors. Most of those killed were hotel guests.