Four people were confirmed dead and seven hospitalized after a
supermarket collapsed in south China's Guangdong
Province on Monday whilst being redecorated, the local government
said on Tuesday.
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Two others received minor injuries but were allowed to go home
last night after treatment.
The western wing of Huifu Supermarket, in central Yingde City,
collapsed at around 3 PM trapping 11 people, mostly construction
workers from rural areas.
The local government mobilized more than 300 rescuers to search
for those buried, and they worked until 7 AM today.
The three-storey building was at least 30 years old, but the
cause of the incident was not reported.
(Xinhua News Agency August 2, 2005)
