Ralf Isermann
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/ 3 January 2006

Town asks if ice rink tragedy could have been avoided

Shocked residents of Bad Reichenhall in the German Alps were caught between anger and mourning on Tuesday as they surveyed the collapsed roof of the local ice rink where at least 11 people, most of them children, were killed. A local newspaper reported that a member of staff had recently heard grinding noises coming from the roof and had asked the local authorities what action to take.