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7 arrested over building collapse in Shanghai

(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-08-12 19:29

The local prosecutor's office in Shanghai's Minhang district arrested seven people believed responsible for the June 27 collapse of a building under construction in the city, the Xinhua new agency reported today. The incident killed one worker.

Zhang Zhiqin, board chairman of Shanghai Meidu Real Estate Development, which was developing a housing complex where the building collapsed, was also among those arrested.