3 dead as building collapses in Italy

[July 31, 2010]  ROME (AP) -- An apartment building has collapsed in southern Italy, and rescue workers say they have pulled the bodies of three people from the wreckage, including a little girl.

Police said the building fell apart after 1 a.m. (2300 GMT) Saturday in Afragola, a small town near Naples.

The victims include a married couple and a girl, according to the police.

The ANSA news agency said the girl was 10 years old.

Police say they are looking for an elderly woman believed to be the girl's granddaughter and that two other people may be inside the wreckage.

The cause of the collapse was not immediately known.

[Associated Press]

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