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| Latvia roof collapse: Four dead, 'many trapped' in Riga | 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. | |
| Four people were killed in the collapse - including a firefighter, say officials. About 30 people were hurt. | |
| 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. |
| The accident is believed to have happened at about 18:00 local time (16:00 GMT), when the shop was busy with people shopping on their way home from work. | |
| 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 trying to reach any survivors through the rubble. | |
| "Rescue efforts will continue through the night but it's too early to name a cause or say whether there will be more victims or survivors," Ms Sembele told AFP news agency. | |
| 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. |
| Mayor Nils Usakovs announced he was cancelling his leave and calling an emergency meeting of municipal and rescue services for Friday, AFP reported. | |
| "As soon as rescue work has finished, construction experts will investigate the causes," said a news release from his office. |