Vanessa Gera
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/ 29 January 2006

‘Unbelievable scream’ as 60 die in roof fall

Rescuers searched in bitter cold on Sunday for victims buried when the roof of an exhibition hall in southern Poland collapsed on a racing pigeon show, killing at least 60 people and injuring 141. The death toll rose steadily through the early hours of Sunday as rescuers dug through the building following its collapse at around 5.30pm. (4.30pm GMT) on Saturday in the city of Katowice.