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Rescue workers at the scene of the accident in Gwangju
Photo: Chung Hoi-sung / AP
According to media reports, at least nine people were killed in the collapse of a multi-storey building in South Korea.
Eight others were seriously injured when rubble of the house in the southwestern city of Gwangju fell on a parked bus with passengers, reported the South Korean broadcaster KBS.
The five-story building was about to be demolished.
It is not yet known why it collapsed in an uncontrolled manner.
How many people were on the bus is also still unclear.
It was not ruled out that other people were lying under the rubble.
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