Chinese people have expressed alarm online after another gymnasium collapsed in the north-eastern province of Heilongjiang, the second in months
The cave-in on Monday night killed three people and came after days of unseasonably cold weather and snowfall.
The victims’ details are still to be disclosed but children were reported to be inside the gym at the time.
Video online showed rescuers scrabbling through snow-covered concrete rubble on a basketball court to find survivors.
Another video shared widely on Chinese social media showed a woman in an icy street, running towards the building while yelling: “My son! My son is in there.”
On Tuesday, authorities confirmed three were killed and one seriously injured inside the Yuecheng Gym Stadium in Jiamusi city.
Authorities said they had detained a person in charge of the gym- and gave no further details. It’s yet unclear what caused the second-floor collapse.
As news of the disaster spread online, many drew immediate comparisons with another gymnasium collapse in the province earlier this year which killed 11 people.
In July, the concrete roof of a school gymnasium in Qiqihar city collapsed after days of heavy rain.
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