5 killed as restaurant collapses in China

Five persons were killed and four others trapped after a restaurant collapsed in north China's Shanxi province on Saturday, authorities said. Rescuers were searching for those trapped in the debris of the collapsed two-story building, the report added. The reason for the collapse was not immediately known..

Five persons were killed and four others trapped after a restaurant collapsed in north China's Shanxi province on Saturday, authorities said. The accident took place at around 9:40 AM in Xiangfen county in the city of Linfen.

So far, 33 people have been brought out, including one dead and one seriously injured, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Rescuers were searching for those trapped in the debris of the collapsed two-story building, the report added.

The reason for the collapse was not immediately known.