Five killed in China school wall collapse  

安徽淮北同仁中學(xué)圍墻坍塌 致5名學(xué)生死亡1人受傷

據(jù)安徽省安全生產(chǎn)監(jiān)督管理局網(wǎng)站消息，12月8日14時(shí)30分，淮北市同仁中學(xué)兩個(gè)班級(jí)舉行籃球比賽，一名同學(xué)崴了腳，多名同學(xué)圍觀時(shí)圍墻突然坍塌，造成5人死亡，1人受傷。[查看全文]

Five teenagers were crushed to death after a wall collapsed at a junior high school in east China's Anhui Province on Monday, local authorities said.

The collapse occurred at about 2 p.m. at the privately-run Tongren Middle School in Xiangshan district of Huaibei City, said local government officials at the accident site.

Five school girls were found being crushed to death after rescuers used bare hands to remove debris to reach them.

Meanwhile, an unknown number of injured students have been rushed to hospital for emergency treatment.

An investigation into the tragedy is under way.

An annual examination last year found the school's facilities "basically" up to standard, according to a report by local education authorities.