Following the incident where the ceiling collapsed in a popular bubble tea shop, on August 17th, another incident occurred near the intersection of Nanjing West Road and Nanhui Road in Shanghai. This time, the incident involved glass windows falling from a storefront along the street, hitting and ultimately causing the death of one pedestrian.
Witnesses reported that around 12:30 p.m. on the 17th, a pedestrian was struck by the falling glass as they passed by the intersection of Nanjing West Road and Nanhui Road. A female victim was seen lying on the sidewalk near 1010 Nanjing West Road with blood coming from her head.
According to local community workers at the scene, the incident involved a shop located along the street.
In the afternoon of the 18th, the official WeChat account of the Shimen Second Road Subdistrict Office in Jing’an District reported that at 12:19 p.m. on the 17th, a glass display window collapsed at an empty shop at 1010 Nanjing West Road, injuring two pedestrians. One of them was pronounced dead after being taken to the hospital, while the other is currently receiving treatment for foot injuries. The cause of the incident is under investigation.
Prior to this, on the evening of August 15th, a famous bubble tea chain store in Shanghai, Jasmine Milk White, experienced a ceiling decoration collapse incident at one of their branches, resulting in the death of a store employee.
Netizens expressed their concerns, questioning whether “Shanghai’s shops are all hazardous?”. Referencing past incidents on Nanjing East Road where falling shopfronts injured several people and the recent incident at Jasmine Milk White, comments like “Can these incidents really be fatal?” and “Even the magic city has such safety accidents? I thought only small cities have them, this is really unfortunate.” flooded social media platforms.
The recurrence of such incidents has raised alarm among the public, with calls for strict investigations and necessary improvements from relevant authorities to ensure the safety of citizens. The community demands immediate action to prevent similar tragedies in the future.
A tragic incident in a Shanghai shopping mall as a bubble tea shop’s ceiling collapse led to the death of a store employee.