This article is from the source 'independent' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/tel-aviv-building-collapse-crane-israel-dead-injured-trapped-latest-news-live-a7226026.html

The article has changed 7 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 3 Version 4
Tel Aviv building collapse: Many feared trapped after crane collapses in Israel Tel Aviv building collapse: At least two dead after crane collapses in Israel
(35 minutes later)
Rescue workers are still searching for three people after a crane collapsed onto a nearby structure in Tel Aviv, Israel. At least two people have died after a crane collapsed onto a nearby structure in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Israeli Defence Force search and rescue teams were called on Monday to a four-storey car park under construction in the Ramat Hachayal district to help extract people trapped in the building. Police said four people were still missing and believed trapped under the debris. 
Two people remain trapped, but have made contact with rescuers. A third person remains missing.  Twenty people were treated for injuries after rescue teams were called on Monday to a four-storey car park under construction in the Ramat Hachayal district.
Police said eighteen people were admitted to hospital, one with serious injuries. Officials are still trying to determine the cause of the incident but a fire brigade spokesperson said part of the three-storey structure had initially collapsed, causing a crane to fall and bring down more of the partially-completed parking building.
Officials are still trying to determine the cause of the incident but a fire brigade spokesperson said part of the three-storey structure had initially collapsed, causing a crane to fall and bring down more of the partially-completed parking building. "When I arrived at the scene I encountered injured people who had extricated themselves from the construction site, where a roof apparently collapsed on top of a parking lot," Moshe Levy, a volunteer paramedic told Haaretz. 
"While we were administering first aid we received reports there were still people trapped inside."
Local politician Eli Alalouf, chairman of the Knesset Labour Committe, said: "I am shocked at the reports of the difficult incident at the Tel Aviv construction site. We have cautioned against such nightmares as that unfolding before our eyes,"
The neighbourhood is home to many hi-tech businesses, restaurants and a hospital.The neighbourhood is home to many hi-tech businesses, restaurants and a hospital.
More follows...