Wreckage of Chinese rocket hits house in Hunan

Edited and Translated by Han Shasha, People's Daily Online

At 4:21 p.m. on Oct. 7, China's Long March III B carrier rocket successfully launched French communication satellite W3C into orbit from Xichang Satellite Launch Center. At about 7:00 p.m., the wreckage of the carrier rocket was found in Suining County in central China's Hunan province.

On the scene, a steel frame weighing more than 250 kilograms and a motor with pieces of wreckage were found in the field. The wreckage also pierced the roof of one house, but no one was harmed.