A stadium collapse on Monday evening in Jiamusi, Northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, led to three deaths and the rescue work had completed at scene in the midnight, with the person in charge of the stadium detained by the police, media reported.
According to China Central Television News, at the time of the accident, there were seven people at the scene, of which three escaped, one suffered minor injuries and three were killed.
The stadium belongs to a fitness club in Huanan county, and the person in charge of the club has been taken into custody by the police. The cause of the accident is currently under further investigation.
According to the authority in Huanan county where the gymnasium is located, the stadium has been cordoned off and local rescue efforts have been carried out, Jimu New reported on Monday.
The department of emergency management in Jiamusi told Jimu News that deployment of the rescue work is ongoing amid heavy snow.
