Worker killed in collapse of Russian sports complex
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A view of the sports and concert complex after its roof collapsed during planned deconstruction works.
PHOTO: REUTERS
SAINT PETERSBURG (AFP) - A worker died on Friday (Jan 31) when a decades-old sports complex collapsed in Saint Petersburg during a demolition operation, officials said.
The huge facility's shell collapsed as workers were dismantling its roof, footage of the accident showed.
One worker was apparently cutting a piece of concrete when almost all of the building that was built in the 1970s came crashing down.
The man tried to escape before plunging into the void in a huge cloud of dust, as his colleague watched helplessly from a safety cage.
The Investigative Committee, which probes major incidents, confirmed that a worker had died and that specialists were trying to determine exactly what happened.
