MUMBAI (Reuters) - A five-storey apartment block collapsed on Friday in the Indian financial centre of Mumbai, killing at least four people and trapping scores in the latest accident to underscore shoddy building standards in Asia's third-largest economy.
The building collapsed at about 5:45 a.m. (0015 GMT) and more than 110 people were still trapped by early afternoon, said Ram Barot, a official of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai. The corporation's employees were housed in the building.
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