7 Workers Dead, 23 Injured in Cambodia Building Collapse

A seven-story building under construction in Cambodia’s coastal city of Sihanoukville collapsed on workers housed inside early Saturday, killing 7 workers.

Rescue workers remove the rubble of a collapsed building in Preah Sihanouk province, Cambodia on June 22, 2019. Heng Sinith/Photo via AP

SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia—A seven-story building under construction in Cambodia’s coastal city of Sihanoukville collapsed on workers housed inside early Saturday, killing seven workers and injuring 23, authorities said.

Provincial authorities said in a statement that four Chinese nationals involved in the construction have been detained while an investigation into the collapse is carried out.