Shocking footage as roof of historic Ming Dynasty tower collapses in China
Footage has emerged of hundreds of tiles from China's historic Ming Dynasty tower collapsing near passing visitors.
On Monday, the historic tower in China's Anhui province saw hundreds of tiles smash, narrowly missing several people.
Local media cited a statement from the Fengyang County Culture and Tourism Bureau that no one was injured.
'The Drum Tower' was built during the Ming Dynasty in 1375, with China's reportedly largest tower undergoing an extensive rebuild in 1995.
According to the BBC, Chinese officials in the capital of Beijing have said an investigation is underway.
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