Building collapse kills 11 in India's Goa, many feared trapped


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  • Sunday, 05 Jan 2014

CANACONA, India (Reuters) - At least 11 workers were killed and many feared trapped when a half-built apartment block collapsed in the Indian resort state of Goa, police and media said on Sunday, the latest disaster to draw attention to safety standards amid a construction boom.

The three-storey building in Canacona, just over 4 km (two and a half miles) from the popular Palolem beach in the western state, India's smallest, collapsed on Saturday.

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