From the last report I heard today at 6:00 pm, 26 people died in the accident. Authorities have called off the search for any more survivors, as all have been accounted for. They have arrested about 10 people for now. Included in those are the construction engineer, and the hall owner.
Apparently, they just did some renovations, but did some really shoddy work. They removed interior support columns from the building in order to make the halls wider open with no obstructions. They then tiled over the holes where the support beams were. Remember, this is a four story building, and the wedding was on the 4th floor. The weight of the party attendees dancing and jumping, coupled with the lack of support from the missing colums spelled out a disaster. The video is on most major news websites for those who have not seen the incident; it is very disturbing. May God bless the families, and victims.
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