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| Brazil subway station collapses | Brazil subway station collapses |
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| Eight people are reported missing in Brazil's city of Sao Paulo after a hole being dug for a new subway station collapsed leaving an enormous crater. | |
| Emergency services are trying to reach passengers from a minibus that fell into the 30m (100ft) deep hole when the ground gave way. | Emergency services are trying to reach passengers from a minibus that fell into the 30m (100ft) deep hole when the ground gave way. |
| Rescuers are trying to locate the vehicle, but fears of a further collapse are hampering rescue efforts. | Rescuers are trying to locate the vehicle, but fears of a further collapse are hampering rescue efforts. |
| An investigation has been launched into the incident. | An investigation has been launched into the incident. |
| Conflicting eyewitness reports cite an explosion before the landslide, others say the subway structure simply gave way. | Conflicting eyewitness reports cite an explosion before the landslide, others say the subway structure simply gave way. |
| Paulo Roberto dos Santos, vice president of Transcooper, the company that owns the minibus, told local media they were trying to locate the vehicle by satellite, mobile phone and radio. | Paulo Roberto dos Santos, vice president of Transcooper, the company that owns the minibus, told local media they were trying to locate the vehicle by satellite, mobile phone and radio. |
| Trucks being used on site also fell into the 60-metre (200ft) diameter hole. | Trucks being used on site also fell into the 60-metre (200ft) diameter hole. |
| Local media also said three construction workers were hurt, but firefighters and the state-owned Sao Paulo subway company could not immediately confirm the injuries. | Local media also said three construction workers were hurt, but firefighters and the state-owned Sao Paulo subway company could not immediately confirm the injuries. |
| Traffic was diverted from the scene, causing a huge traffic jam on one of Sao Paulo's main roads. | Traffic was diverted from the scene, causing a huge traffic jam on one of Sao Paulo's main roads. |