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| Monmouth Leisure Centre wall incident boy critically injured | Monmouth Leisure Centre wall incident boy critically injured |
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| An investigation is taking place after a 15-year-old boy was critically injured in an incident at a leisure centre. | An investigation is taking place after a 15-year-old boy was critically injured in an incident at a leisure centre. |
| He was released from a concrete block partition wall at Monmouth Leisure Centre by fire crews. | He was released from a concrete block partition wall at Monmouth Leisure Centre by fire crews. |
| The incident happened in the changing rooms on Tuesday afternoon before a games lesson. | The incident happened in the changing rooms on Tuesday afternoon before a games lesson. |
| The teenager, from Monmouth Comprehensive, was said to be in a critical but stable condition. | |
| He was at Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny, but due to be transferred to the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff. | |
| A spokesman for Monmouthshire council said: "The Health and Safety Executive has been informed and is leading an investigation into the incident. | A spokesman for Monmouthshire council said: "The Health and Safety Executive has been informed and is leading an investigation into the incident. |
| "Our thoughts are with the injured student and his family." | "Our thoughts are with the injured student and his family." |
| The Health and Safety Executive said it was aware of the incident and was making initial inquiries. | The Health and Safety Executive said it was aware of the incident and was making initial inquiries. |
| South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said it sent officers to the leisure centre where they "released a 15-year-old boy from a concrete block partition wall". | South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said it sent officers to the leisure centre where they "released a 15-year-old boy from a concrete block partition wall". |
| It is understood to have been a permanent partition wall but not full height. |