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One feared dead in Canada shopping centre accident One confirmed dead in Canada shopping centre accident
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One person is feared dead and one other trapped under rubble after the roof of a shopping centre collapsed in Canada's Ontario province, police say. One person is confirmed dead and another trapped under rubble after the roof of a shopping centre collapsed in Canada's Ontario province, police say.
The roof of the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake collapsed on Saturday but safety fears have prevented rescue workers from entering the structure. Up to 30 others remain unaccounted for after the roof at Algo Centre Mall in the city of Elliot Lake collapsed on Saturday, href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/story/2012/06/25/elliot-lake-mall-rescue-work.html" >CBC News reported.
However, images from the scene of a hand and a foot in the debris suggest one person may have died, police say. Rescuers said a life detector indicated a person was alive inside the building.
Officials reported hearing tapping coming from another part of the rubble. But fears that the structure is not safe have prevented rescue workers from entering.
Rescue crews drilled through a wall in an attempt to locate the source of the sound but were unable to venture further as the structure was too unstable. Reports suggest engineers are concerned other parts of the shopping centre could collapse as well.
'Mini-earthquake''Mini-earthquake'
Police said nine others were listed as missing in the accident, but the number was changing as people were accounted for. About 22 people received minor injuries as a result of the accident, police said.
Witnesses described the collapse as a "mini earthquake" with water pouring from pipes. Earlier, officials reported hearing tapping sounds coming from within the rubble.
"There were signs of life," a spokesman from the Heavy Urban Search and Rescue team said.
Images from the scene had shown the hand and foot of a victim caught in the debris. Police later confirmed the pictures showed the body of the person who died.
Witnesses described the collapse as a "mini-earthquake", which sent water gushing from pipes.
Several cars appeared to have fallen through the gaping hole near some escalators, one employee at the shopping centre told the Associated Press.Several cars appeared to have fallen through the gaping hole near some escalators, one employee at the shopping centre told the Associated Press.
Initial reports suggested that nine people were missing, but that the situation on the ground was changing.
The cause of the collapse is unclear, although reports say the shopping centre had problems with water leakage from its roof.The cause of the collapse is unclear, although reports say the shopping centre had problems with water leakage from its roof.
"To those who have been injured, to those families of missing individuals, we offer our deepest sympathies," said Levon Nazarian, son of the owner of the centre Richard Nazarian, according to the Canadian Globe and Mail newspaper. "To those who have been injured, to those families of missing individuals, we offer our deepest sympathies," said Levon Nazarian, son of the owner of the centre, according to the Canadian Globe and Mail newspaper.
"We are, and will be co-operating with the authorities to provide them with any helpful resources that are at our disposal," Mr Nazarian said."We are, and will be co-operating with the authorities to provide them with any helpful resources that are at our disposal," Mr Nazarian said.