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One more body pulled out of the wreckage of building collapsed in Moscow

18 June 2009 08:21 (UTC +04:00)

Moscow â€“ APA. One more body was pulled out of the wreckage of the four-storey building collapsed in the center of Moscow, APA reports. The number of the bodies pulled out of the wreckage reached three. Rescuers pulled out two more bodies yesterday evening. There were nine people in the building during the accident. Three of them were taken to hospital in critical condition, the other three received medical aid at the site. According to some reports, the people, who remained under the wreckage, were citizens of CIS countries. Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations said the rescue operations had finished.

The four-storey building in Sadovnicheskaya naberejnaya street collapsed at 18.00 Baku time yesterday. According to the initial suppositions, unpermitted repair in the cellar of the building caused the collapse. Criminal case has been launched on the fact on article violation of safety rules during construction.