Girls playing netball killed as school gym collapses in China
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Authorities, illegal stacking of materials on the roof of the school may cause collapse that kills at least 11 people. According to reports, the concrete roof a school gym collapsed in a city in northeast of China and killed at least 11 people most them playing netball. Official Xinhua News Agency, according to the state fire and rescue department, China's Heilongjiang state in Qiqihar Longsha Region No 34 Secondary School on Sunday at 1456 said that the collapse was reported. Initially, 15 people were trapped under rubble, and Xinhua said that the authorities had removed last person who was a student who has no vital symptoms on Monday morning. A female volleyball team was training in the gym when it took place, she told China Youth Daily that she was worried about her 16 -year -old daughter in the local hospital. “The team consisted of students chosen from different notes. A few , they returned to school after a competition outside the city,” he said. It was not immediately clear whether any victim contained adults. Authorities, when the accident occurred 19 people in the gym, four managed to escape. In a viral video on social media, an angry father complained that the government sent police to watch the parents, but he did not send anyone to update his children. “They tell me that my daughter is gone, but we never saw the child. When they were sent to the patient, all the children's faces were covered with mud and blood. "The man said. A fire appearance of scene from social media paintings showed a completely collapsed roof with rescue workers in the gym next to large concrete rocks. While other pictures, rescue efforts were still continuing, large cranes were taken next to the school building. The region various regions of China rained heavy this weekend and caused flood damage in some regions. A preliminary investigation found that construction workers placed Perlite, a mineral with high water content in the gym while building teaching building adjacent to the gym. Under permanent rains, perlite wetted the water and gained weight and caused the roof to collapse. Xinhua, an in -depth investigation continues and said that people responsible for the construction company were detained.