Six people have been confirmed dead and two injured after an office building collapsed Monday in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, rescuers said.
The accident happened at about 7:50 a.m. when the eastern wing of a four-story office building undergoing renovation suddenly fell apart, buring at least eight people. The seven-year-old building is owned by Jixian County Water Company in the city of Shuangyashan.
The two wounded people are receiving treatment at a local hospital and their injuries are not life-threatening.
The rescue and search work has basically come to an end and the cause of the accident is under probe.
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