China Railway Building Accident Kills 7

The cause of the accident is being investigated, it added.

A steel arch on a bridge on a new railway line in southeastern China collapsed on Saturday killing at least seven people, injuring 21 and burying three houses, state media reported.

The government of Wenzhou, in the booming coastal province of Zhejiang, has sent more than 450 rescuers to the scene to dig through the rubble, an official city news website (www.66wz.com/) said.

The cause of the accident is being investigated, it added.

"All the injured were sent to hospitals and the work of examining the wreckage is under way,"