2 killed in E China house collapse

Two people were killed after a house partly collapsed in East China's Zhejiang province, while another person was injured and is under medical treatment, said local authorities on Sunday.

According to the information office of the Wencheng county government, the collapse took place at about 7:20 pm Saturday, where three people were stranded. Rescuers managed to pull out one of them some 20 minutes later, who was soon rushed to hospital. The other two were found at 2:30 am Sunday, but were later confirmed dead.

The cause of the accident is still under investigation.