House knocked down with family inside

House knocked down with family inside
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By h.b. - Mar 28, 2007 - 8:06 AM
It happened in the early hours of yesterday in Ceuta

The driver of a mechanical digger in Ceuta has knocked down the wrong house, and when it happened yesterday a married couple and three children were still sleeping inside.

Fortunately there were no injuries in the accident which was caused by a retaining wall collapsing. The family is now being housed provisionally in a hotel.

Police commented that the builder in question had been fined on several occasions for construction irregularities.

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