Philippine building collapse kills four, leaves 17 missing (opens in new tab)

At least four people were killed and 17 others remained missing after a nine-storey building under construction collapsed before dawn Sunday in Angeles City, Pampanga province, north of Manila, authorities said Monday. The structure, described as an unfinished hotel or condo-hotel, gave way and struck a nearby hotel, killing a Malaysian guest; most of those still missing were construction workers believed to have been sleeping at the site. Rescuers had pulled at least 26 people from the site ...