6 buried under Olympic subway
29/03/2007 14:41  - (SA)  

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Beijing - Six construction workers were buried when a subway tunnel being built for the 2008 Beijing Olympics collapsed, and rescuers give them little chance of survival, reported China's state press on Thursday.

The accident early on Wednesday occurred in Beijing's Haidian university district on the number 10 subway line, reported the People's Daily on its website.

The line crosses northern Beijing and will link up to the Olympic Village when it is finished in 2008.

Rescue efforts were continuing but so far the missing workers have not been traced, said the report.

"According to rescue workers, the chance of finding them alive is small," said the report.

Press reports gave no details as to why the collapse occurred.

Subway officials refused to comment on the collapse when contacted on Thursday while the Beijing government's spokesperson's office said no information was available on the missing workers.

Beijing is constructing four subway lines and an airport light rail project that are slated to be finished in time for the Olympic Games in August next year.

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