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| RIO DE JANEIRO – A seven-story building, which was under renovation, collapsed completely in downtown Rio de Janeiro late on Wednesday. State Civil Defense reported that the fall of the building left 11 victims dead and wounded, one taken alive from the rubble.
Building collapse Rio (Photo: G1 RJ)
A large explosion was reported just before the collapse. Civil Defense speculates that there may have been a natural gas leak which was ignited.
Video from TV Globo can be seen below.
http://s.videos.globo.com/p2/player.swf
Scene of Rio Building Collapse (Photo: TV Globo)
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Source(s) for this article: G1 RJ
