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The roof of a school gymnasium collapsed during a volleyball practice in northeastern China Sunday afternoon, killing at least eleven people.
In Heilongjiang province’s Qiqihar city, 19 people were at the middle school gymnasium when the accident occurred, including two coaches and 17 players from the school’s women’s team.
Local media reports cited interviews with team parents, who said their children were 15 and 16 respectively.
During construction on an adjacent building, construction materials may have been left on the gym roof, causing the collapse.
The material, called perlite, gained weight after being soaked in water brought by rainfall and led to the collapse, officials said. According to officials during a briefing Monday, the case is still under investigation, and criminal proceedings are pending against those involved.
Public outrage and grief have followed the accident in the local community.
Backlash has also been generated against the official handling of the incident, including accusations that timely information was not released in a timely manner.
One comment on social media garnered 18,000 likes: “Their first reaction is to block the news. Who cares about your child when they are scared of losing their positions?”
An official notice dated earlier this month praising a recent government-led safety training in the city was ironically circulated on social media.
During a press conference Monday evening, local officials said the incident exposed issues such as “inadequate investigation of potential safety hazards” and “inadequate safety supervision.”
‘2023 special action plan’ for investigating and rectifying major safety hazards will be implemented comprehensively and deeply, officials pledged, referring to a national safety campaign announced in May.
The accident follows a string of recent tragedies linked to lax safety standards in China.
Xi Jinping at that time called on all regions to “screen for and rectify all types of risks and hidden dangers” following an explosion at a barbecue restaurant in northwestern China last month, resulting in the declaration of a nationwide campaign to promote workplace safety.
In February, 53 people died in a coal mine collapse in Inner Mongolia, while 29 people died in Beijing’s deadliest fire in two decades in April.
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