The arch on the Wenzhou-Fuzhou Railway under construction collapses and buries at least 28 people in Wenzhou City, East China's Zhejiang Province, June 21, 2008. At least seven people were killed and 21 injured in the accident.

(Xinhua2008-06-21 19:5)At least seven people were killed and 21 injured when an arch on a steel railway bridge collapsed Saturday morning in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, according to sources with the Wenzhou city government.

The accident occurred at about 9:00 a.m. Saturday when the arch on the Wenzhou-Fuzhou Railway under construction collapsed, hitting three nearby houses and burying at least 28 people.

More than 450 firefighters, policemen and nine fire engines have rushed to the accident site for rescue operations. They retrieved all the seven dead and 21 injured as of 2:00 p.m.

All the injured were sent to hospitals and the work of examining the wreckage is underway.