Community | June 28, 2009 | 4 comments

13 Story Building Collapses in Shanghai

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One worker was trapped in the toppled apartment building in Shanghai and was pulled out dead, said rescuers on Saturday.

The man, surnamed Xiao, was 28 years old from the eastern Anhui province. He had gone into the building to fetch his tools before trying to jump out of the window when the accident happened, according to rescuers.

The accident happened at about 6 a.m. Saturday, when a 13-story building in the "Lotus Riverside" neighborhood of Minxing district which was under construction, fell down entirely.

Cause of the accident is under investigation.
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