Wednesday, September 8, 2010   

Walkup building in Hung Hom collapses
(01-29 15:10)
A six-storey walkup in 45, Ma Tau Wai Road in Hung Hom crumbled at about 1.30pm. It is not clear if the entire building or only part of it collapsed.

One woman died, two were injured and four are missing.

A nearby shop owner said she heard a loud sound and when she went out to look, she saw the building had disappeared in a cloud of dust. She said the ground floor of the building had been undergoing renovations.

Buildings close to the walkup are being evacuated.   
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