WORLD BRIEFING / CHINA
TIMES WIRE REPORTS
Chinese state media reported that a 13-story apartment building under construction in Shanghai had toppled over almost intact, killing one worker. Footage on state broadcaster CCTV showed the whole building lying on its side.
The official New China News Agency said a 28-year-old worker, surnamed Xiao, had gone into the building to get his tools and tried to jump out the window when the building fell.
The accident occurred in a residential area in Minxing. The cause was under investigation, the news agency said
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