Gymnasium collapse kills 3 in northeast China

HARBIN, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Three people were confirmed dead and another was slightly injured after parts of a gymnasium collapsed Monday in Huanan County in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, the county government said.

There were a total of seven people on the scene when the collapse took place at around 7:20 p.m. Monday at the Yuecheng fitness gymnasium in Huanan, the city of Jiamusi. Three people escaped by themselves.