Two buried, five injured in S. Korea building floor collapse

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SEOUL (Bernama/Xinhua): Two workers were buried and five others injured as the top floor of a building under construction in South Korea collapsed on Wednesday (Aug 9), Xinhua quoted the Yonhap news agency.

The ninth floor of the nine-storey building under construction in Anseong, some 60km southeast of Seoul, collapsed to the eighth floor at 11.49am local time (0249 GMT).

The accident left two workers buried and five others wounded. Excavators and cranes were dispatched for rescue operations.

The police will investigate construction officials for compliance with safety rules.