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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Elodie LE MAOU, Fabrice COFFRINI

At Least Three Dead As Scaffolding Collapses In Switzerland

Police and rescuers work at the site of a collapsed scaffolding in Switzerland (Credit: AFP)

At least three people were killed and eight injured on Friday when scaffolding collapsed off a 19-storey building under construction in the western Swiss city of Lausanne, police said.

The scaffolding collapsed shortly before 9:30 am (0730 GMT), falling "like a house of cards", according to one witness.

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