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The
booming Chinese economy has spurred a wave of new infrastructure and
construction projects, but corruption is common and strict enforcement of
regulations is often lacking (Image source: AFP)
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The collapse of a
residential building under renovation in central China has killed 17
construction workers and injured another 23, state media reported on Saturday,
in the latest incident to raise questions over poor regulation. The 1990s-era building in
Henan province collapsed suddenly on Friday afternoon in a project which
involved adding more levels to the two-storey building, state media said.
Video
footage broadcast on state television showed firemen picking through the rubble
using their hands in the search for survivors.
