7 killed in building collapse
2008-10-08 12:11
Cairo - At least seven people were killed and 10 injured in the Egyptian city of Alexandria after a four-storey apartment building collapsed on Wednesday, the official MENA news agency said.
Rescue workers pulled seven bodies from the rubble, including a woman locked in an embrace with her baby, MENA reported.
Such incidents are relatively frequent in Egypt where building regulations are often flouted and additional floors are added without permission.
In December 35 people were killed when a 12-storey building collapsed in Alexandria, which lies on the Mediterranean coast.
- AFP