4 dead, 4 injured after building collapse in Heilongjiang

Four people were confirmed dead and four others injured slightly after part of a building collapsed on Monday afternoon in Nancha county, Heilongjiang province, local government reported on Tuesday.

The accident, which occurred at 3:25 pm on Monday as a group of workers were repairing the unused three-story building in the county's Nancha township, trapped eight people.

The area of the collapse is around 500 square meters.

A rescue team including 200 members from departments of emergency rescue and medical rescue carried out rescue work at the site.

The injured have been sent to the hospital for treatment and the cause of the accident is under further investigation.