Dhaka, Bangladesh (CNN) -- An eight-story building collapsed Wednesday morning on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital, killing at least 123 people and injuring hundreds, a police official said.
Broken concrete and twisted metal stuck out from the massive pile of rubble, where rescuers dug by hand to reach trapped workers. Dhaka District Police Chief Habibur Rahman said search efforts were continuing. It was unclear how many people were trapped in the ruins.
Video from the scene showed injured victims being whisked away on stretchers and crews carrying limp bodies from the rubble. Some onlookers wept while others frantically searched for missing loved ones.
Many workers in the building, said they saw a crack appear in the building yesterday, before the building collapsed. Managers told workers at first to prepare to not show up for work today. later the factory owners revised the order and said it was safe to work. Many workers were hesitant but showed up for work, afraid of losing their jobs, and many of them lost much more then that. Mangers of the building were not able to comment on their costly mistake.we will not know the number of dead for some time.-From the Moon
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