At least 3 dead in SW China building collapse

by Matthew WALSH BEIJING, China (AFP) — At least three people died when an explosion caused a building to collapse Friday in the Chinese city of Chongqing, state media reported. The blast at 12:10pm (0410 GMT) was triggered by a suspected gas leak and brought down a neighbourhood committee building housing a canteen, trapping 27 people, state news agency Xinhua said. As of 6pm, 13 people had been pulled from the rubble, three of whom […]