The World - News from May 13, 1988
At least six people were killed and 15 injured in the collapse of a shelving factory in the central Mexican city of Aguascalientes, a company spokesman said. Another 50 workers were believed trapped. Heavy storms were reported in the area, about 275 miles northwest of Mexico City, but the cause of the collapse had not been determined. Authorities and rescue workers dug through the rubble searching for survivors, but storms and electrical blackouts were hampering their efforts, the spokesman said.
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