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Caught On Video: Ceiling Collapses On Tourists In China

(CBS) A terrifying scene was caught on camera in China Sunday when a portion of the ceiling fell onto a busy escalator.

At least nine people were hurt at a mountain resort of Huayin City in northwest China's Shaanxi Province.

(Credit: REUTERS/ CCTV/ CBS Newspath)

Resort staff members and other tourists scrambled to pull the victims out from under the debris.

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Several people were taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries.

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Authorities have not said what caused the ceiling to collapse.

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