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Shanghai building collapse stuns Shanghai probes building collapse
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Officials in Shanghai say they have taken "appropriate control measures" against nine people involved in a dramatic building collapse. Officials in Shanghai are questioning nine people as part of an investigation into why a nearly finished apartment building collapsed on Saturday.
They plan to examine the foundations of the building, which fell over, intact, killing one worker, the official Xinhua news agency reported. The building at Shanghai's "Lotus Riverside" apartment complex toppled over almost intact, killing one worker.
The developers had sold 489 of the 629 flats in the 13-storey building, and owners are pleading for compensation. The developers had sold 489 of the 629 flats in the 13-storey building, and owners of the flats are now demanding refunds or compensation.
The event has sparked worries about construction safety in China.The event has sparked worries about construction safety in China.
The building, one of 11 in the project, fell over near dawn on Saturday when pillars that were supposed to be buried deep under the earth were uprooted. The building, one of 11 in a wider project, fell over early on Saturday when pillars that were supposed to be buried deep under the earth were uprooted.
Xinhua said officials were taking "control measures" against the developer, construction contractor and supervisor, who were suspected to be responsible for the collapse. China's official news agency, Xinhua, said officials were taking "appropriate control measures" against nine people, including the developer, construction contractor and supervisor of the project.
The building in the "Lotus Riverside" compound of Minhang District was being developed by Shanghai Meidu Real Estate, which has been banned from selling any more of the housing following the collapse. The China Daily newspaper showed tearful owners gathering for talks about taking collective action against the developer, and owners of flats in nearby buildings also expressed fears for their safety.
Xinhua reported that more than 400 owners had applied to the government for refunds or compensation. Commentators in the Chinese press have noted the project's riverside location, the rise in water levels and potentially unstable piles of mud near to the collapsed building.
The China Daily showed tearful owners gathering for talks about taking collective action against the developer, as owners of flats in nearby buildings also expressed fears for their safety. Officials have said they will investigate the cause of the collapse thoroughly.
Commentators in the Chinese press have noted the project's riverside location, the rise in water levels, and potentially unstable piles of mud near to the collapsed building.
Officials said they would investigate the cause of the collapse thoroughly.