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A building collapses in Ashrafieh, killing 27 people
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liveachrafieh.com
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2012-01-15

At least 27 people were killed on Sunday when an old six-storey apartment block collapsed in the Ashrafieh (Fassouh).

According to neighbours interviewed by Lebanese TV channels, it was "like an earthquake" when the block collapsed.

Reports stated that a young girl who was killed was gravely hurt when the building came down. She died later in hospital. Among the injured were her grandmother, three Lebanese including a man of 73, two Sudanese and a Filipina.

Local television also said that among the dead were foreign labourers, including two from Jordan.

The National news agency said an unknown number of people were buried under the rubble, and emergency services were scrambling to find survivors.

Neighbours said dozens of people had lived in the building.

NNA said the building had been in a state of disrepair made worse by recent torrential downpours.

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