Two people were killed and another was injured when a building collapsed in the early morning hours of Thursday, in the Beirut southern suburb region of Bourj al-Barajneh.
The victims were identified as an 8-year-old girl and her mother; while the father remains in a critical condition at the hospital.
The Mayor of Bourj al-Barajneh Atef Mansour stressed that the building that collapsed is very old and was inhabited by one family, noting that it has been in danger of collapse.
Mansour added that several buildings in Bourj al-Barajneh are in a very bad state and require renovation, pointing out that he issued demands a while ago to kick off the necessary works.
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