Eleven pulled alive from rubble in China building collapse

Rescue services pulled out 11 people alive from a collapsed building in China's financial hub of Shanghai on Thursday, and about same number are believed to be still trapped in the rubble.

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Published : 16 May 2019, 08:39 AM
Updated : 16 May 2019, 08:39 AM

The building in Shanghai's Changning district was being renovated when it collapsed late in the morning, trapping some 20 people inside, the fire service said in a statement.

More than 150 rescuers are on the scene and had pulled out 11 survivors by early afternoon, the fire service said. It did not say how the building collapsed.