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Residential building collapses in Fujian, 3 dead

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-07-07 06:37
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FUZHOU - At least three person died after a residential building collapsed Tuesday in east China's Fujian Province and buried a dozen in the wreckage, rescuers said.

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Local government officials said the 3-story brick-concrete building collapsed at 6:30 pm Tuesday in Cangshan district of Fuzhou, capital of Fujian. By Tuesday midnight, more than 100 rescuers, armed with life-detecting equipment and sniffing dogs, have pulled out 10 survivors and three body from the debris.

The survivors, including one person who is reported as critically injured, were transported to a local hospital.

The search is continuing for the missing.

Authorities have launched a probe into the incident.