VietNamNet Bridge - When dozens of construction workers were building a church, suddenly the roof collapsed, killing at least three people and injured around 40 others.





The incident occurred at around 9:30 this morning, January 17, at the church of Ngoc Lam, in Linh Son commune, Dong Hy district, Thai Nguyen province.

According to some local people, at the time mentioned above, many people heard a loud report from the church and then they saw sand, stone and thrown out.

At the scene, the church roof of about 10m high, which was under construction--collapsed. The incident occurred when workers were cementing the roof. At the time of the accident, seven cement mixers were operating.

Immediately after the accident, local people and local authorities approached to search for and rescue victims.

According to information from the Central Hospital of Thai Nguyen, about 40 victims have been admitted to the hospital and at least three of them died.

By 2pm today, the rescue forces continued digging through the rubble to search for victims. The number of victims in the accident is not yet fully counted.

The scene of the collapsed church (photo: VietNamNet/Infonet)















Kien Trung