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Wall collapse kills seven in Indonesia's Java
Oct 18, 2009, 2:44 GMT
Jakarta - At least seven people were killed and seven others injured after a wall collapsed in Indonesia's Central Java province, media reports said Sunday.
The accident took place on Saturday afternoon in Sukaharjo district when part of a 7-metre-high wall of a factory building suddenly collapsed, burying several construction workers, Kompas daily reported.
At least seven construction workers were killed while seven others seriously wounded.
Local police were investigating the cause of the accident.
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