World News | Hotel Collapse in Argentina Leaves 1 Dead, Several Trapped

Mexico City, Oct 30 (AP) A 10-story hotel under renovation in Argentina collapsed Tuesday, leaving one person dead and at least seven trapped in the debris, authorities said.

Firefighters searching for survivors rescued a woman who was alive from the rubble of the Dubrovnik Hotel in Villa Gesell, a coastal city 350 km south of the capital Buenos Aires.

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A prosecutor opened an investigation to determine the cause of the collapse, but Villa Gesell's municipality said in a press release that the hotel was undergoing a renovation without the proper permits.

Javier Alonso, security minister for the Buenos Aires' province, told journalists that an 80-year-old man died in the collapse and a woman was taken alive from the debris. He added that between seven and nine people, presumably masons working on the hotel's restoration, remain trapped.

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Rescue team members began removing the rubble by hand while waiting for a crane and some engineers to evaluate the area. (AP)

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