A three-story building collapsed early Monday in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, killing two people and injuring 13, witnesses said.

Rescuers rush to the site after the three-story building, which was to be dismantled to make way for a park, collapsed at about 8:40 AM Monday, July 20, 2009 in Liuzhou City, Guangxi, killing two people instantly. [Photo: CRIENGLISH.com]

The building, which was to be dismantled to make way for a park, collapsed at about 8:40 a.m. in Liuzhou City, Guangxi, killing two people instantly.

Another 13 who were having breakfast at a nearby restaurant were injured, two critically.

Sources with the Liuzhou publicity department told Xinhua that the injured had been taken to hospital.

The collapse is under investigation.

(Xinhua News Agency July 20, 2009)