One person died and at least eleven were injured in a building collapse in southern Moscow early on Tuesday, local authorities said.
© RIA Novosti . Andrey SteninOne person died and at least eleven were injured in a building collapse in southern Moscow early on Tuesday, local authorities said.
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© RIA Novosti . Andrey Stenin
One person died and at least eleven were injured in a building collapse in southern Moscow early on Tuesday, local authorities said.
© RIA Novosti . Andrey SteninThe building was under construction and at least 16 people worked at the site when it collapsed covering an area of 500 sq. meters with rubble.
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The building was under construction and at least 16 people worked at the site when it collapsed covering an area of 500 sq. meters with rubble.
© RIA Novosti . Anna Galcheva“One person died under the rubble. Eleven people were injured, ten of them were hospitalized,” a spokesman for emergency services said.
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“One person died under the rubble. Eleven people were injured, ten of them were hospitalized,” a spokesman for emergency services said.
© RIA Novosti . Anna GalchevaA police source earlier told RIA Novosti that at least nine people had been rescued from the rubble and three of them had been hospitalized.
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A police source earlier told RIA Novosti that at least nine people had been rescued from the rubble and three of them had been hospitalized.
© RIA Novosti . Anna GalchevaMost of the victims are construction workers, who suffered head and eye injuries of various degrees, the source said, adding that there could be other people buried under the collapsed building.
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Most of the victims are construction workers, who suffered head and eye injuries of various degrees, the source said, adding that there could be other people buried under the collapsed building.
© RIA Novosti . Anna GalchevaMoscow authorities are investigating the accident and trying to establish the cause of the collapse. According to official reports, the collapsed structure was an office building on a fenced-out territory of a research facility.
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Moscow authorities are investigating the accident and trying to establish the cause of the collapse. According to official reports, the collapsed structure was an office building on a fenced-out territory of a research facility.