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Death toll rises to 3 in E China building collapse

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-07-07 08:58

FUZHOU - The death toll from a Tuesday residential building collapse in East China's Fujian province has risen to 3, with one of the 10 survivors being treated in hospital still in critical condition, rescuers said Wednesday morning.

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Local government officials said the 3-story brick-concrete building collapsed at 6:30 pm Tuesday in Cangshan district of Fuzhou, capital of Fujian, trapping 13 under the rubble. Previous count put the figure at 12.

The local government sent more than 100 rescuers, armed with life-detecting equipment and sniffing dogs, to rescue people trapped.

The search ended at 1 am when the body of the last trapped person was pulled out of the wreckage.

Among the survivors, one person is reported as critically injured. The others are in stable condition.

Authorities have launched a probe into the incident.