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Five men die in industrial accident in Britain

Five men die in industrial accident in Britain
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Five men have died after an industrial accident at a recycling depot in Nechells, an area of Britain’s second-biggest city Birmingham, the local West Midlands Police force said on…

Five men have died after an industrial accident at a recycling depot in Nechells, an area of Britain’s second-biggest city Birmingham, the local West Midlands Police force said on Thursday.

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Police said officers were called by the ambulance service to a site called Hawkeswood Metal to reports that a wall had collapsed.

Five men were pronounced dead at the scene and another man was taken to hospital with serious leg injuries, police said.

Reuters

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