Death Toll Reaches 76 in Building Collapse
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Hundreds of men using cranes, hand tools and blowtorches pulled bodies from the rubble of a four-story building that collapsed in Mecca, and Saudi authorities said the death toll had grown to at least 76.
The disaster marred Monday’s start of the annual hajj pilgrimage. More than 1 million attended Friday prayers in the Grand Mosque.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
