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Building collapse kills 3 in Tbilisi

Xinhua, July 6, 2015 Adjust font size:

A building in Tbilisi collapsed on Monday morning, reportedly leaving three people dead and at least four others buried so far.

Rescuers have arrived at the scene near the Sports Palace and pulled one injured person from the rubble, local media reported, adding the rescuee has been rushed to hospital.

Three bodies have been found, and at least four people remain buried beneath the ruins, according to the reports, which did not specify how many people were in the building when it fell apart.

The cause of the collapse is yet to be unknown. Endi