North China house collapse kills 3, injures 12
(Xinhua) Updated: 2014-09-22 14:18TAIYUAN - Three people were killed and another 12 were injured after a house under construction collapsed in North China's Shanxi province on Sunday evening, local authorities said Monday.
The accident happened at about 6:30 pm at Wucheng Village, Taiyuan City where workers were building a house for villager Wang Yusheng.
Two were seriously wounded and ten sustained minor injuries.
Rescue is still under way at the scene.
The cause of the accident is being investigated.
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