One Dead, 15 Migrant Workers Injured as Building Collapses

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Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Sunday, August 10, 2003

One Dead, 15 Migrant Workers Injured as Building Collapses

At least one migrant worker was killed and 15 others injured in a building collapse in east China's Fujian Province Saturday evening.

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At least one migrant worker was killed and 15 others injured in a building collapse in east China's Fujian Province Saturday evening.

Workers at the site said nearly 100 migrant workers were at the construction site in Xiamen when the building collapsed, and many were buried.

An unspecified number of injured workers have been sent to several local hospitals, and Zhongshan Hospital handled 16 injuredmen.

One of the workers died from with serious head injuries.

A rescue operation was still underway and the total number of the casualties was still not clear by press time.

The workers were adding a second storey to the building when the accident took place at around 6 pm.

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