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Five killed in China shoe workshop collapse

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Beijing, Jan 23 (IANS At least five people were crushed to death and two injured when a building rented by a small leather shoe factory as workshop in southwest China collapsed Tuesday night, authorities said Wednesday .

The accident took place Tuesday evening when 13 workers were having meals on the first floor of a three-storey building in a village in the Chongqing city's Nan'an district , Xinhua quoted the district government in a statement.

The rescue operation ended Wednesday and among seven buried, two were pulled out alive and five were already dead.

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First Published: Jan 23 2014 | 5:56 AM IST

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