Exposition Hall roof collapse: at least 60 dead

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Posted by stren on Jan-28-2006 22:08:

Exposition Hall roof collapse: at least 60 dead

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europ...apse/index.html

(CNN) -- The roof of an exposition hall in southern Poland collapsed Saturday while several hundred people were inside, killing at least 12 people and trapping others beneath the wreckage, according to Polish police.

"It looks like a collapsed house of cards," PolSat reporter Marek Sygacz told CNN.

Video of the scene showed several buckled walls, which appeared to be made from aluminum.

Rescue workers have arrived at the scene and are calling out to those trapped to stay calm, that help is on the way, Sygacz said.

The incident happened in Chorzow at the International Exposition Hall of Kadowice during a carrier pigeon show.

Police believe heavy snow caused the roof to collapse.

It is unclear how many people are trapped. At least 30 people were injured and taken to the hospital, a police spokesman told CNN.

Sygacz described the situation as "absolutely horrible," and said family members have gathered outside the hall trying to get any word of their missing loved ones.

The pigeon show is a family event and children were among those attending, Sygacz said.

Poland's state television reported as many as 1,000 people could have been inside the hall.

Rescue crews, including firefighters with search dogs, raced to the scene from other parts of southern Poland.

This thing seems really bad with hundreds of people still trapped inside and the temparature around -15C (5F)

Posted by ivanbee on Jan-28-2006 22:11:

ya its horrible. im always scared something like that would happen to me. you never know...

Posted by Allied Nations on Jan-28-2006 22:16:

I just saw this in the news..

Horrible.

Posted by stren on Jan-28-2006 22:21:

15 pople now confirmed dead. I'm gonna update in the morning

Posted by Keraj83 on Jan-28-2006 22:35:

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Posted by stevieboy32808 on Jan-29-2006 01:16:

All I can say is poor engineering and of course much sympathy to the people that died.

Posted by Keo_Nade on Jan-29-2006 01:19:

who goes to a pidgeon show?!!? ftw they got what they deserve.

im not joking. damn pidgeons proly did it outa spite.

Posted by Simcut on Jan-29-2006 07:11:

quote:
Originally posted by Keo_Nade
who goes to a pidgeon show?!!? ftw they got what they deserve.

im not joking. damn pidgeons proly did it outa spite.

What kind of thing to say is that? stupid prick.

Posted by stren on Jan-29-2006 09:12:

i just woke up. The death toll is now at 60 people

Posted by Rinster on Jan-29-2006 09:25:

R.I.P.

Posted by DickRenegade on Jan-29-2006 19:18:

(insert obligatory polish joke here)

Posted by stren on Jan-29-2006 22:23:

66 people dead and 140 wounded. This is the biggest catastrophy in Poland since 1987, when a plane crashed in Warsaw (a couple of miles from where i live now). National mourning will last till wednesday

Posted by Keo_Nade on Jan-29-2006 23:51:

ya i feel bad now. that sucks. thought it was an overestimation honestly, who knew pigeons were in line with usama?

Posted by SebG on Jan-30-2006 00:37:

God damnnn

Posted by Dervish on Jan-30-2006 00:43:

I can't belive something like this happened. Reminds me of what happened in germany a little while ago at the skating rink (but worse). It's really a shame. I hope the death toll doesn't rise much more.

As for the jokes about it, you guys seriously need to get a better perspective on life. Not funny.