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Eight in Russia Killed in Pool When Roof Collapsed

A concrete roof collapsed on a group of swimmers in Russia. Eight people were killed and eleven were injured. This occurred in the Ural Mountains region Sunday. Two of the deceased are children. Rescuers were unsure whether other swimmers had been trapped when they were trying to lift the fallen concrete slabs out of the pool.

Ministry spokeswoman, Irina Andrianova, says six children were among the 11 people hospitalized after the collapse. According to the Associated Press, the collapse of a glass and concrete dome at a popular Moscow water park in February 2004 killed 28 people and injured more than 100 others.

The Ministry for Emergency Situations reports the incident occurred at the indoor pool owned by a metallurgical factory in the village of Chusovoi near the Russian city of Perm, about 750 miles east of Moscow.