Four people were confirmed dead and seven hospitalized after a supermarket collapsed in south China's Guangdong Province on Monday whilst being redecorated, the local government said on Tuesday.

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Two others received minor injuries but were allowed to go home last night after treatment.

 

The western wing of Huifu Supermarket, in central Yingde City, collapsed at around 3 PM trapping 11 people, mostly construction workers from rural areas.

 

The local government mobilized more than 300 rescuers to search for those buried, and they worked until 7 AM today.

 

The three-storey building was at least 30 years old, but the cause of the incident was not reported.

 

 

 

 

(Xinhua News Agency August 2, 2005)