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According to Tanzanian officials, at least 17 people have been killed after a multi-storey building collapsed in the centre of Dar es Salaam on Friday morning.

Commissioner Saidi Meck Sadick said 18 people had survived.

He added that the search for other survivors was continuing.

At least 17 people have been killed after a multi-storey building collapsed in the centre of Dar es Salaam on Friday morning

At least 17 people have been killed after a multi-storey building collapsed in the centre of Dar es Salaam on Friday morning

Earlier reports said some 45 people, including construction workers, residents and children from a Koranic school, were missing.

The high-rise building under construction is now a “huge pile of chaos”.

Trapped victims are said to have been making phone calls to friends and relatives.

Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete visited the scene.

The collapsed building was near a mosque, as well as other residential and commercial properties in central Dar es Salaam.

It was supposed to have been at least 12 floors high when finished.

Police say they are questioning four people linked to the construction company, while work on a nearby site undertaken by the same company has been suspended.

Tanzania’s growing economy has prompted a construction boom in Dar es Salaam in recent years, as in many African cities.

But correspondents say the speed of construction and lack of safety standards sometimes put at risk both the buildings and those living and working in them.

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At least three people have been killed and dozens more are trapped in the centre of the main Tanzanian city, Dar es Salaam, after a multi-storey building collapsed, rescue workers say.

Thirteen people have been pulled out of the ruins alive, officials say.

Some 45 people, including construction workers, residents and children from a Koranic school, are missing.

At least three people have been killed and dozens more are trapped after a multi-storey building collapsed in Dar es Salaam

At least three people have been killed and dozens more are trapped after a multi-storey building collapsed in Dar es Salaam

The 12-floor building under construction is now a “huge pile of chaos”.

“I thought there was an earthquake and then I heard screaming. The whole building fell on itself,” eyewitness Musa Mohamed told the AFP news agency.

Ahuge crane is pulling out a mass of iron bars to get access to the centre of the building, where some people are thought to be still alive.

Trapped victims are said to have been making phone calls to friends and relatives.

Bulldozers are also being used to move the rubble.

The collapsed building was near a mosque, as well as other residential and commercial properties in central Dar es Salaam.

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