Roof caves in at Elliot Lake mall, prompting evacuation; no word on injuries

The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION

By: The Canadian Press

23/06/2012 8:58 PM | Comments: 0

Enlarge Image

A woman checks out the damage after a roof collapsed at the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake, Ont., Saturday, June 23, 2012. The partial collapse prompted a local state of emergency and a search for anyone who might have been injured in the cave-in. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cora Richer

ELLIOT LAKE, Ont. - Emergency crews were scrutinizing mounds of debris for possible victims after part of a roof collapsed at a busy mall in the northern Ontario city of Elliot Lake Saturday.

It's still unclear if anyone was seriously injured or killed after concrete and metal came crashing down at the Algo Centre Mall, but one community member said some residents appeared to be unaccounted for after the roof gave way a little before 2:30 p.m.

"Some of these families are concerned that they haven't heard from their loved ones," said NDP MPP Michael Mantha, whose constituency office was located above the mall.

"You see a lot of people holding hands right now, there's a lot of hugging going on. There are going to be many, many prayers that are being held tomorrow morning in many of the churches and tonight."

Mantha said he knew of a few people being injured, but couldn't say how badly they had been hurt.

See more here:
Roof caves in at Elliot Lake mall, prompting evacuation; no word on injuries

Related Posts

Comments are closed.