MEXICO CITY – A 10-story hotel under renovation in Argentina collapsed Tuesday, leaving one person dead and at least seven trapped in the debris, authorities said.<\/p>\n
Firefighters searching for survivors rescued a woman who was alive from the rubble of the Dubrovnik Hotel in Villa Gesell, a coastal city 217 miles (350 km) south of the capital Buenos Aires.<\/p>\n
A prosecutor opened an investigation to determine the cause of the collapse, but Villa Gesell’s municipality said in a press release that the hotel was undergoing a renovation without the proper permits.<\/p>\n
Javier Alonso, security minister for the Buenos Aires’ province, told journalists that an 80-year-old man died in the collapse and a woman was taken alive from the debris. He added that between seven and nine people, presumably masons working on the hotel’s restoration, remain trapped.<\/p>\n
Rescue team members began removing the rubble by hand while waiting for a crane and some engineers to evaluate the area.<\/p>\n
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