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Henan construction site collapse kills at least 4

(Xinhua)

18:36, May 03, 2013

ZHENGZHOU, May 3 (Xinhua) -- A building collapsed in central China's Henan Province on Friday morning, leaving at least four workers dead and dozens buried.

Local authorities said more casualties are expected to be confirmed.

The two-story building was under construction in Yanjin County.

Thirty-seven people, most of them women, were lifting the building's foundations when it toppled down.

The construction team's boss has been put into custody.


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