Eight Confirmed Dead in Building Collapse

Eight Confirmed Dead in Building Collapse

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The death toll in the collapse of a three-story building under construction in Guangdong Province increased to eight the from previously reported seven, police said Saturday, December 2.

The 28 people injured are receiving treatment in a local hospital and doctors said the injuries are not life threatening.

The building, which was under construction in Chiling Village, Houjie Town of Dongguan City, collapsed around 2:30 pm Friday.

Covering an area of 600 square meters, the house was constructed in 1992 as a single-story temporary building and was rented to a man as a shop.

The man began a project to add two stories in September this year. The building collapsed when the third floor was being built.

Primary investigation indicated that the construction had not been approved by the local construction administrative department, and both the designer and contractor of the project do not have licenses for the job.

So far, the head of Chiling Village, the owner of the shop, the designer and contractor have all been detained by police.

Building Collapse Kills Seven, Buries 100

A three-story building that collapsed Friday, in south China killed seven people, injured about 20 others and left more than 100 buried in the ruins, local government sources said Saturday, December 2.

Rescue efforts are underway.

The building, which was illegally constructed for commercial purposes in a village in Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, collapsed in the afternoon when workers were fitting up it.

Witnesses said the building collapsed five minutes after repair work was done on some cracks found on the wall.

There are 20 shops and stalls on the ground floor of the building.