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India salt factory wall collapse kills 12

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At least a dozen people are dead after a wall at a salt factory in western India collapsed.
Camera IconAt least a dozen people are dead after a wall at a salt factory in western India collapsed. Credit: AP

A wall has collapsed in a salt packaging factory in western India, killing at least 12 workers and injuring another 13.

The workers stocking salt in bags were found on Wednesday buried in the wall debris in the factory in Morbi district, 215 kilometres west of Gandhinagar, the capital of Gujarat state, said J.B. Patel, the district officer.

The injuries of 13 workers, mostly fractured bones, were not life-threatening, Patel said.

He also said that the rescue work was almost over. Other details were not immediately available.

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Authorities are investigating the cause of the collapse.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the deaths as heart-rending.

"In this hour of grief, my thoughts are with the bereaved families. May the injured recover soon," he said.

Building collapses are common in India as many of them are poorly constructed using sub-standard material. A building collapse in 2013 killed at least 72 people in Mumbai, India's financial and entertainment capital.

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