Two women die in building collapse [Archives:2006/928/Local News]

HURIDHA ) A three-story building collapsed Friday, 10 March, in Huridha, 83 kilometers west of Sayun, killing two women and injuring three others, sources reported.

Abdullah Bin Besher, a mathematics teacher at Huridha Secondary School, said the building collapsed after its owners added a new story to the weak-structured building. Construction workers replaced metal pillars with stone ones. The process left cracks in the building's mud walls, which lead to the collapse at approximately 5:05 p.m.

The accident could have been worse if the building had collapsed at night. Immediately after the collapse, dozens of citizens ran to the site to assist in rescue efforts. The three injured women were taken to Huridha Central Hospital.
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