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| Rio high-rise collapses with reports of 11 dead | Rio high-rise collapses with reports of 11 dead |
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| Part of a building nearly 20 storeys high has collapsed in the centre of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, leaving rubble strewn across a wide area. | Part of a building nearly 20 storeys high has collapsed in the centre of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, leaving rubble strewn across a wide area. |
| Emergency services were quoted in TV reports as saying that at least 11 people had been killed or injured, as masonry covered cars and buses. | Emergency services were quoted in TV reports as saying that at least 11 people had been killed or injured, as masonry covered cars and buses. |
| The cause is not yet known but witnesses spoke of an explosion before the collapse and a strong smell of gas. | The cause is not yet known but witnesses spoke of an explosion before the collapse and a strong smell of gas. |
| Dozens of firefighters and emergency workers are at the scene. | Dozens of firefighters and emergency workers are at the scene. |
| Police have cordoned off the area and electricity to the street has been cut off for safety reasons, reports the AP news agency. | Police have cordoned off the area and electricity to the street has been cut off for safety reasons, reports the AP news agency. |
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