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| Monmouth Leisure Centre wall collapse boy critically injured | |
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| An investigation is taking place after a 15-year-old boy was critically injured when a wall collapsed at a leisure centre. | |
| He was released from the 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. | The teenager, from Monmouth Comprehensive, was said to be in a critical but stable condition. |
| He was being treated at Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny, but due to be transferred to the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff. | |
| Monmouth Comprehensive head teacher Vaughan Davies said an assembly had been held on Wednesday morning to bring the school together. | Monmouth Comprehensive head teacher Vaughan Davies said an assembly had been held on Wednesday morning to bring the school together. |
| "The student is responding to treatment and our thoughts are with the student and the family," he said. | "The student is responding to treatment and our thoughts are with the student and the family," he said. |
| "This morning we've met with students in the same year group and we've supported them and spoken to them. | "This morning we've met with students in the same year group and we've supported them and spoken to them. |
| "They've showed wonderful support for the student, they've all been brilliant. | "They've showed wonderful support for the student, they've all been brilliant. |
| "He's a wonderful student at our school... he's a wonderful, charismatic individual who is much loved and highly regarded across the community. | "He's a wonderful student at our school... he's a wonderful, charismatic individual who is much loved and highly regarded across the community. |
| "We've all come together and had an assembly this morning to bring everybody together and support him." | "We've all come together and had an assembly this morning to bring everybody together and support him." |
| 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 5ft high (1.5m) permanent wall in changing rooms. | It is understood to have been a 5ft high (1.5m) permanent wall in changing rooms. |
| 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. |