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Building under construction collapses in Thiès, three trapped

By , based on APS

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A two-storey building under construction collapsed on Tuesday 27 October in the Sud-Stade district of Thiès, Senegal, leaving at least three people under the rubble. Firefighters were working to rescue them, the Senegalese Press Agency reported after witnessing the collapse.

A two-storey building under construction collapsed on Tuesday 27 October in the Sud-Stade district of Thiès, Senegal, leaving at least three people trapped under the rubble, the Senegalese Press Agency (APS) observed. Firefighters deployed to the scene began rescue operations.

According to a local resident quoted by APS, three of the four people present at the site are believed to be under the rubble. Rescuers continued their search in the collapsed building.

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