Ceiling collapsed from the 5th to the second floor in a five-story building in St. Petersburg, said Last news in the press service of EMERCOM of Russia.

"in the street Lomonosov in the house No. 9 was the collapse of Ceiling panels 5 on the second floor in the five-storey building of the St. Petersburg UNIVERSITY ITMO (national research University of information technologies, mechanics and optics) ", - said the head of the Department.

on inaccurate data, under blockages there can be 21 people. At the time of the destruction in the room took optional classes.

The area of destruction was about 150 square meters. From the building evacuated about 60 people.

the MOE believes that the collapse could occur because of a violation of the technical requirements for remediation work.

To liquidation of consequences of destruction used 54 people and 14 pieces of different mechanisms.

now on a place of events, in addition to emergency services, there are officials, the administration of St. Petersburg.

the MOE also explained that the building is multilevel or two-story.



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