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5 killed, 8 injured as scaffolding collapses in southwest China

FIVE people were killed and another eight injured when scaffolding collapsed at a school facility in southwest China's Yunnan Province around 2 p.m. on Monday, local authorities said.

Rescuers had pulled out 13 people, with five already dead, by 11 p.m. Monday at a student center which is under construction in Wenshan, Yunnan. Two people might still be trapped, rescuers said.

Firefighters are searching for those still trapped.




 

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