QUAKEWATCH:Trapped students had little time to escape quake

Engineers said the school's walls and support columns gave way almost instantly."These buildings just weren't made for that powerful of a quake. Some don't even meet the basic specifications," said Dai Jun, a structural engineer and concrete specialist in Chengdu who was surveying damage in the area.
Authorities have not said whether they'll investigate the collapse. Neighboring and adjoining school buildings suffered relatively little damage....
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