Building collapse kills 11 in China

Eleven people were killed and 20 were injured in eastern China on Wednesday after a blast led to the collapse of a former factory that was housing railway workers, state media reported Preliminary investigations revealed the collapse was triggered when leftover aluminium powder in the building in Danyang city, Jiangsu province ignited and exploded just after midnight Wednesday, Xinhua news agency said.
Initial reports said nine had died and four were missing. It was not immediately clear if the two additional fatalities were people who had earlier been reported missing. Forty-four people, all workers with Chinas railway, were living in the building at the time of the blast, it said.