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Footwear workers die in factory collapse

07/07/2015
A shoe factory in the Chinese city of Wenling has collapsed, killing a number of workers and injuring several dozen.

A rescue operation has pulled around 30 survivors from the rubble, with reports on China Daily that there had been a pool on the roof.

There are varying reports about the number who have been killed, but it is thought to be around 13.

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