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10 dead after factory wall collapse in Shanghai

Xinhua | Updated: 2019-05-17 09:36
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Rescuers carried an injured people out around 5:58 pm. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/chinadaily.com.cn]

SHANGHAI -- Ten people have died in hospital after a factory wall accidentally collapsed in Shanghai Thursday, local authorities said Friday morning.

As of 1:45 am Friday, 25 people who were trapped have been rescued, 10 of whom died after ineffective treatment, according to the municipal bureau of emergency management.

The wall fell at 11:20 am Thursday on Zhaohua Road in Shanghai's Changning District,when the factory building was being demolished.

The cause of the accident is under investigation.

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