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1 Shoddy Building Killed 115 in NZ Quake

Two-thirds of deaths were in building that should never have gone up: report

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 10, 2012 1:27 AM CST

(Newser) – Almost two-thirds of the deaths in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake happened in a building that should never have been approved, according to a New Zealand government-ordered report. The collapse of the CTV building killed 115 of the quake's 185 victims, and the report found...   Read full story »

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construction • New Zealand • earthquake • building collapse • New Zealand earthquake • Christchurch earthquake

 
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