BEIJING, Oct.17 (Xinhuanet) -- A section of a Chinese scientific satellite that was returning from orbit crashed into an apartment building, wrecking the top floor but causing no injuries, a newspaper said Sunday.

A section of a Chinese scientific satellite that was returning from orbit crashed into a four-story building in Penglai, southwest China's Sichuan Province, October 15, 2004. No one was injured in the accident. [scol.com.cn]

    The capsule crashed into the four-story building Friday in Penglai, a village in the southwestern province of Sichuan, the Tianfu Morning News said. It said a woman who lived there had left five minutes earlier.

    A photo in the Tianfu Morning News showed the kettle-shaped capsule, which appeared to be about two meters (six feet) long, lying amid broken bricks, beams and roof tiles.

    Another photo showed the capsule being lifted off the building as spectators crowded onto surrounding rooftops.

    ``The satellite landed in our home. Maybe this means we'll have good luck this year,'' the tenant of the wrecked apartment, Huo Jiyu, was quoted as saying.

    The capsule was part of a satellite that spent 18 days in orbit, the newspaper said.

    The rest of the satellite will remain in orbit, the Xinhua News Agency said. Enditem

    (Xinhua/China Daily/Agencies)