Dozens of workers were trapped after a seven storey building collapsed on Friday (January 3) in Cambodia. <br /><br />The labourers were scattered throughout the construction when the lower levels suddenly gave way at around 4pm local time. <br /><br />Five people were pulled from the rubble while between 20 and 30 remained trapped inside at 6pm.<br /><br />Provincial deputy governor Ung Chhay said the building collapsed near the Wat Sothearith temple. He said council officials and police would investigate the cause of the apparent accident.<br /><br />Last month, a Buddhist temple under construction in Cambodia collapsed killing three workers and injuring 13 others.<br /><br />Builders were pouring concrete at the structure near the well-known Angkor Wat temple in Siem Reap province when it gave way, trapping the workers and two monks who were helping them.<br /><br />The country's lax building and safety regulations have been blamed for a series of similar accidents in recent years.
