Jun 19, 2008 5:12 pm US/Central
Collapse At Rice University Kills 1, Injures 7
HOUSTON (CBS) ―
One person was killed and seven were injured after a dorm collapse at Rice University in Houston Thursday afternoon, CBS affiliate KHOU reported.
According to KHOU, the collapse happened at a new dormitory that was under construction. A second-floor wall collapsed without warning.
According to KHOU, firefighters rescued at least four people who were trapped in the second-floor rubble, lowering them to the ground on gurneys.
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