Rio de Janeiro Building Collapse

21 people were missing after the buildings went down in the city's historic center.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Three bodies were pulled from the rubble of three collapsed buildings on Thursday, an official with the Rio de Janeiro Fire Department said. Another 21 people were still missing after the buildings went down in the city's historic center. Mayor Eduardo Paes said a structural problem may have caused a building of about 20 stories to collapse at about 8:30 p.m., and that apparently caused the collapse of two smaller buildings nearby. Officials were still investigating the causes, however.

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Rio de Janeiro Building Collapse

Rescue workers carry the body of a victim after a building collapsed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday Jan. 26, 2012. A multistory building collapsed in Rio's center Wednesday evening, leaving rubble strewn over a wide area but confusion about the number of possible victims and the cause. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

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A firefighter searches for survivors in a building that collapsed in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. A multistory building collapsed in Rio's center Wednesday evening, leaving rubble strewn over a wide area but confusion about the number of possible victims and the cause.(AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

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Rescue worker remove a car after a building collapsed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday Jan. 25, 2012. There is no official word on deaths, but Globo television cites unidentified Brazilian authorities as saying two bodies have been found so far. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

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A firefighter searches for survivors in a building that collapsed in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

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Rescue workers search for victims after a building collapsed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday Jan. 25, 2012. A multistory building in Rio de Janeiro collapsed after a possible natural gas explosion. There is no official word on deaths, but Globo television cites unidentified Brazilian authorities as saying two bodies have been found so far. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

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Rescue workers carry an injured victim after a building collapsed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday Jan. 25, 2012. A multistory building in Rio de Janeiro collapsed after a possible natural gas explosion. There is no official word on deaths, but Globo television cites unidentified Brazilian authorities as saying two bodies have been found so far. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

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