Condition of Bulgarians in Collapsed Prague Building Still Unknown

Media stands infont of a building in Prague, Czech Republic 02 October 2009 after four workers were trapped under a building after three of its ceilings caved in on them, firefighters said. Photo by EPA/BGNES

It is still unclear whether the two Bulgarians and two Ukrainians buried under a collapsed building in Prague Friday evening are dead or alive.

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Dragovest Goranov said there was no official information from the Czech authorities about killed Bulgarian citizens as a result of the accident.

According to the Czech media, fire brigade squads have already started rescue efforts on the spot.

It is still unclear why the old building collapsed. Reports say the four men trapped under the wreckage were workers.

According to the correspondent of the Russian news agency RIA Novosti, the collapse happened inside the old building which was under reconstruction.

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