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Jun 19, 2008 5:12 pm US/Central

Collapse At Rice University Kills 1, Injures 7

HOUSTON (CBS) ―

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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.