Five dead in Belgium school collapse

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BRUSSELS, Belgium – Five building workers were confirmed dead Saturday a day after a school construction site partially collapsed in the Belgian city of Antwerp.

The last two bodies were pulled out the rubble on Saturday afternoon, Antwerp’s fire department said, meaning that all the missing victims were now accounted for.

King Philippe of Belgium visited the scene on Saturday accompanied by Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo.

Two of the dead were from Portugal and Romania, police told local media while the nationality of the other dead workers was not clear.

But when three people were still missing, rescue workers had said they were looking for two more P…

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