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muriel_volestrangler

(101,154 posts)
Thu Jan 26, 2012, 09:12 AM Jan 2012

3 dead, 19 missing in Rio building collapse

Brazilian rescue workers dug through rubble in search of survivors Thursday morning, hours after three buildings collapsed in the historic center of Rio de Janeiro, Mayor Eduardo Paes told reporters.

Nineteen people were still missing, Paes said, and five people had been rescued with injuries.

Three bodies were found Thursday morning, CNN affiliate Band TV reported, but it was not known if they were among those reported missing.
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It was not immediately clear what caused the collapses of the 20-story building and the adjacent 10 and 4-story buildings. Officials said they were investigating both the possibility of a gas leak and a structural failure.

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/26/world/americas/brazil-building-collapse/
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