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A 15-story building under construction at the intersection of Murtuza Mukhtarov and Mahammad Nakhchivani Streets in Yasamal district in Baku collapsed at about 1700 on August 28.
According to preliminary information, four people have been killed and other six have been injured in the accident. Rescue work is underway.
On August 29, Azerbaijan`s President Ilham Aliyev visited the site and instructed related authorities to speed up rescue work and investigation into the accident, as well as to provide necessary medical aid to the injured and families of the dead.