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32 dead in grocery roof collapse in Latvia

Riga: At least 32 people died, including three firefighters, after an enormous section of roof collapsed at a Latvian supermarket in the country's capital, emergency medical officials said on Friday.The reason for the collapse during





Rescue workers periodically turned off all equipment and asked relatives of missing people to call so that they can pinpoint ringing phones, rescue service spokeswoman Viktorija Sembele said.

She said work was proceeding slowly since both the rubble and remaining sections of roof were like a house of cards and could easily collapse further if a wrong piece is moved or lifted.

Firefighters suffered casualties when large sections of roof fell on them right after their arrival on the scene.

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