2nd LD-Writethru: 11 rescued after gym ceiling collapses in northeast China


HARBIN, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Eleven people had been pulled out as of 10:25 p.m. Sunday after the ceiling structure of a school gymnasium collapsed in Qiqihar City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.

The collapse of the ceiling structure was reported at 2:56 p.m. Sunday, according to the provincial fire and rescue department. The exact number of people trapped is yet to be confirmed.

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