11 rescued after gym ceiling collapses in northeast China
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Eleven people had been pulled out as of 10:25 p.m. Sunday after the ceiling structure of a school gymnasium collapsed in Qiqihar City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.
The collapse of the ceiling structure was reported at 2:56 p.m. Sunday, according to the provincial fire and rescue department. The exact number of people trapped is yet to be confirmed.
Search and rescue operations are in full swing at the gymnasium covering about 1,200 square meters at the No. 34 Middle School in Longsha District. The gymnasium's walls have a grid structure, and the ceiling is made of concrete slabs.
Rescue efforts are still underway.
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