<P> One of the most spectacular building collapses was that of the Conjunto Pino Suárez, which was a complex of five steel - frame buildings . A 20 - story tower, Tower Four, doubled over at the third floor and fell south onto a fourteen - story building . The fall left a huge piece of concrete blocking the road that leads to the Zócalo . People at the scene stated that there was simply no time to run and escape the building's fall . The other three 20 - story buildings were closed because of damage, as well as the Metro entrance next door . The building was occupied by family courts and offices of the public defender . The area now is a commercial center . </P> <P> The Hotel Regis was built in the beginning of the 20th century as a luxury hotel in neo-Classical style . It had its own cabaret, gourmet restaurant and a small but luxurious cinema with wide reclining armchairs . </P> <P> It was located at the corner of Balderas and Avenida Juárez in the historic center and completely collapsed within moments of the quake . Shortly after its collapse, it began to burn due to a gas leak, which made it extremely difficult to rescue survivors . Nothing survived of the hotel . The space is now the Plaza de la Solidaridad park . A small museum on the north side of the park houses a mural by Diego Rivera which was originally housed in the huge Hotel Del Prado across the street . That hotel was irreparably damaged in the earthquake and subsequently demolished . </P> <P> There were two apartment complexes in the area of the city called Tlatelolco to the north of the historic center that became major scenes of disaster, the Unidad Habitacional Nonoalco - Tlatelolco and the "Multifamiliares Juárez" near the Metro Centro Médico . Together, these apartment complexes were a large percentage of the 30,000 units lost, with the city losing about 30% of its living space . </P>

Facts about the earthquake in mexico city 1985