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Five injured after under-construction building collapses in Washington, DC; no deaths reported
FirstpostOfficials said they were working to determine if proper permits were issued and regulations were being followed in the construction of the five-story building Washington: Five workers were injured Thursday when a building under construction collapsed in Washington, DC trapping one man for more than an hour as firefighters worked feverishly to free him from layers of debris. Fire officials said the five-story building was under construction when it fully collapsed, injuring all the workers at the site. District of Columbia Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly said four other construction workers were pulled out of the rubble after rescuers arrived at the scene and they were all taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. City officials said the five-story building was under construction and authorities were still working to determine if proper permits were issued and regulations were being followed.
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