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Building under construction collapses in Mexico City, 5 dead

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A policeman, standing beside the scene where a parking garage under construction collapsed, is seen through a hole in the compound gate in Mexico City, Monday, April 10, 2017. According to officials part of a building under construction collapsed on Monday, trapping workers underneath concrete beams and killing several. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) (The Associated Press)

A woman carries a sign reading "Stop illegal construction," as she protests outside a compound where a parking garage under construction collapsed in Mexico City, Monday, April 10, 2017. Several residents of the area appeared at the scene to protest, saying they have already lodged complaints over more than 100 recent constructions, which they say have been or are being built on unstable, ecologically sensitive land. Part of a building under construction collapsed on Monday, trapping workers underneath concrete beams and killing several, officials said. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) (The Associated Press)

A rescue worker walking beside the scene where a parking garage under construction collapsed is seen through a hole in the compound gate in Mexico City, Monday, April 10, 2017. According to officials part of a building under construction collapsed on Monday, trapping workers underneath concrete beams and killing several. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) (The Associated Press)

Officials say at least five people were killed and another nine injured when a building under construction collapsed in Mexico City.

Officials say more construction workers could still trapped in the rubble at the site in the southwest of Mexico's capital.

Civil Protection chief Fausto Lugo said rescuers were using dogs and specialized equipment to look for people trapped beneath the tangle of concrete beams and slabs.

Rescuers at the site have to proceed "with a lot of care to not put at risk" their colleagues or anyone still trapped.

The cause of the accident was not immediately given.

The nine injured have been transferred to hospitals.