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Six dead in cave house collapse

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-07-23 17:05

XI'AN - Six people were killed and four more injured after a cave house collapse Thursday night in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, local government said Friday.

The accident occurred at about 10:30 p.m. Thursday in Liangjiata Village in Dianta Township of Shenmu County, the township government said in a press release.

The collapsed cave buried 10 people, including four family members and six construction workers who were hired to build a new house for the family, the press release said. Cave houses are common in remote areas in Shaanxi.

At about 2 a.m. Friday, rescuers found the victims from the debris: one was found dead at the scene, while the remaining nine were rushed to hospital. Five more died despite medical workers' efforts.

No other details were available at the moment.