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| Latvia roof collapse: Four dead, 'many trapped' in Riga | |
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| Some 50 people are feared trapped after a supermarket roof collapsed in the Latvian capital Riga, killing four people, officials say. | |
| About 30 people were injured in the cave-in. Emergency services are there. | About 30 people were injured in the cave-in. Emergency services are there. |
| There are conflicting reports of what might have caused the collapse, with reports of an explosion and other suggestions that a garden was being constructed on the roof. | There are conflicting reports of what might have caused the collapse, with reports of an explosion and other suggestions that a garden was being constructed on the roof. |
| The 500 sq m (5,000 sq ft) store run by the Maxima chain opened in 2011. | The 500 sq m (5,000 sq ft) store run by the Maxima chain opened in 2011. |
| Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman Viktorija Sembele said one firefighter was among those killed. | Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman Viktorija Sembele said one firefighter was among those killed. |
| Seven were injured after another portion of roof fell on rescue workers as they searched for survivors, reported the Associated Press news agency. | Seven were injured after another portion of roof fell on rescue workers as they searched for survivors, reported the Associated Press news agency. |
| Dozens of emergency workers are at the scene. | |
| Riga's deputy mayor Andris Ameriks was quoted as saying the collapse might have been caused by an explosion. | Riga's deputy mayor Andris Ameriks was quoted as saying the collapse might have been caused by an explosion. |
| But local media say a "winter garden" was being planted on the roof using sand which had become sodden with rain. | But local media say a "winter garden" was being planted on the roof using sand which had become sodden with rain. |
| Emergency services have recovered two bodies from the rubble. | Emergency services have recovered two bodies from the rubble. |