BEIJING/SHANGHAI - A building housing a canteen in Chongqing in China's southwest collapsed on Friday afterkilling at least 16, state broadcaster CCTV said.
The Ministry of Emergency Management dispatched a team to of more than 600 personnel to the scene in Chongqing's Wulong district, CCTV said. The fire department posted a video on its official Weibo page showing orange-clad workers in hard hats climbing through a tangle of cables, bricks and concrete. The scene of the blast appeared to be in the middle of other buildings and was surrounded by a crowd of bystanders.
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