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Church identifies second man killed in London building collapse, funerals this week

A church has identified the second person killed after a building under construction in London, Ont., partially collapsed last week.

The Lighthouse Gospel Church says 21-year-old John Martens died in Friday's incident.

It says a funeral will be held for Martens on Thursday.

The church says a funeral for the other person who died, Henry Harder, will be held on Tuesday.

A friend has said that Harder was married just 15 months ago and had a three-week-old baby.

Friday's collapse took place when part of a four-storey apartment building under construction caved in. Four others were injured in the incident.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 14, 2020.

This story was produced with the financial assistance of the Facebook and Canadian Press News Fellowship.

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