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Building Collapses Buries Workmen in Spartanburg
In Spartanburg South Carolina a building slated for demolition collapsed trapping several workers beneath about 40 feet of rubble. Three bodies were recovered and identified James Russell Jack Deutsch and Jum Gillespie. Two other men were believed trapped with officials estimating a possible sixth person still inside. Crews continued a careful search as officials noted five or six men were in the structure at the time.
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Spartanburg
S.C
UPI
Buddy Womack
James Russell
Tompkins Demolition Co
Jack Deutsch
Big Cluel Construction Co
Jum Gillespie
Spartanburg City
Womach