Toll in deadly Shanghai building collapse rises to 10By The Manila TimesSHANGHAI: The death toll in the collapse of a Shanghai commercial building that was undergoing renovation rose to 10 overnight after three more victims were added to the grim tally, the city government said Friday. About half of the low-rise building collapsed around midday on Thursday, crushing construction workers under piles of toppled concrete pillars and shattered wooden beams. Authorities said 25 people had been found in the rubble, 10 of whom had succumbed to their injuries. The building had previously been used as a dealership for Mercedes-Benz cars, the national emergency ministry has said. China is no stranger to building collapses and deadly construction accidents, which are typically blamed on the country’s rapid growth leading to corner-cutting by builders and the widespread flouting of safety rules.

Source: Manila Times May 17, 2019 04:18 UTC