Nine in bus killed as building collapses

Tragic: Rescuers searching for passengers from a bus that was buried in rubble after the collapse of a building slated for demolition in Gwangju, South Korea. — Reuters

SEOUL: At least nine people were killed when a five-storey building being demolished in South Korea suddenly collapsed, crushing a bus, officials said.

Dramatic television footage showed the bus being buried in debris and smothered by a huge cloud of dust as the structure gave way.