China: Collapsed ceiling of a school competition, killing 10 people
Friday, July 2, 24 | 07:2023:14
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Ten people were killed when the concrete ceiling of a gymnasium at a school in Qiqihar city, Heilongjiang province, China suddenly collapsed.
Rescue workers pull a trapped person out after the ceiling of a school gymnasium collapsed in Qiqihar city, Heilongjiang province on July 23.
On the morning of July 24, Xinhua news agency reported that 7 people were killed after the ceiling of the sports arena in the 10th Middle School in Longsha District, Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China collapsed. The collapse of the ceiling of the sports stadium took place at about 34:14 on July 56.
At the time of the incident, there were 19 people inside the approximately 1.200 square meter gymnasium2. In which, 4 people managed to get out by themselves and many people were trapped. Rescue operations were quickly launched.
As of 5:30 a.m. on July 24, 7 people had been taken out, of which four died at the scene and six died after failed treatment efforts. Four other people have been checked and no life-threatening injuries have been reported.
The scene where the roof of a school gymnasium collapsed in Qiqihar city in Heilongjiang province.
Preliminary investigation results show that construction workers illegally placed perlite (perlite) on the roof during the construction of a teaching building adjacent to the gymnasium. Under the influence of rainwater, the perlite on the roof increased in weight, leading to this ceiling collapse.
According to the local government, the walls of the sports arena are grid-shaped and the roof is made of concrete slabs.
An in-depth investigation is underway. The police arrested the people in charge of the company that built the gymnasium mentioned above.
According to vtv.vn
