10 Jun 2012 14:09

Second body found after apartment block collapse in Ukrainian city

KYIV. June 10 (Interfax) - A second body has been found at the scene where a section of an apartment building has collapsed in Lutsk, Ukraine.

Eighteen people have been rescued and 40 evacuated, the Volyn regional emergency situations department has said.

Reports said earlier that a section of a five-storied apartment block, built in 1971, collapsed in Lutsk at 4:25 a.m. local time, on Sunday.

A woman was taken to a hospital with cerebral concussion. Her condition is serious but stable.

Eight apartments were destroyed.