One Dead, Seven Injured In University Building Collapse
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One Dead, Seven Injured In University Building Collapse
One person died and seven more were injured Thursday when a building under construction on the Rice University campus collapsed during a severe storm.
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(June 19, 2008)—(June 19, 2008)--One worker was killed and seven others were injured Thursday when several walls collapsed at a dormitory that was under construction at Rice University.

The collapse happened around 4 p.m.

Five construction workers were trapped when the walls collapsed on the building's second floor.

One person was killed and four others were transported to local hospitals.

Officials did not immediately know the extent of the injuries of the four workers.

Three other workers received minor injuries after they tried to dig the others out of the rubble.

They were treated at the scene.

No other victims were found underneath the rubble after rescue workers conducted additional searches.

It was not immediately known what caused the wall to collapse but stormy weather passed through the area just before it happened.

Winds of 66 miles per hour were recorded at Houston’s Hobby Airport.

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Posted by: Steve Thompson Location: Robinson Texas on Jun 19, 2008 at 06:20 PM

Let me guess,,, it was a masonary wall that was NOT properly built or shored-up. Sorry to hear about people getting hurt but, I been around the Blow and Go building around Texas. The schools are the worst place! You will see more problems with this issue.
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