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Factory collapse buries 18 workers, 7 saved
By Li Qian |
August 22, 2012, Wednesday
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EIGHTEEN construction workers were trapped underground when a building collapsed this morning in downtown Yulin, a city in northwestern Shaanxi Province.
The workers were working in the basement of a former carpet factory when the cave-in happened around 10am, Yulin officials said.
Seven workers have been pulled out live from the rubble. They are slightly injured and are being treated in several hospitals. Four or five may have died, but the authorities didn't confirm the death toll.
Nearly 100 workers were working at the site when the accident occurred. Many fled to safety in time, according to the city's firefighting department.
The site has been cordoned off and investigation is ongoing.
The workers were working in the basement of a former carpet factory when the cave-in happened around 10am, Yulin officials said.
Seven workers have been pulled out live from the rubble. They are slightly injured and are being treated in several hospitals. Four or five may have died, but the authorities didn't confirm the death toll.
Nearly 100 workers were working at the site when the accident occurred. Many fled to safety in time, according to the city's firefighting department.
The site has been cordoned off and investigation is ongoing.
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