BEIJING, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Three people were killed and one injured after a structural collapse at a fitness club in northeast China's Heilongjiang province, local officials said on Tuesday.
According to a local resident, the collapsed gymnasium is a basketball arena where youth basketball training is held, Global Times reported late Monday.
The venue where the accident occurred belongs to the New Sunshine Fitness Club in Huanan County, according to the county government.
34 Middle School gymnasium collapsed in July," said a netizen on China's Weibo social media platform.
Another gymnasium collapse occurred in three months."
Persons:
Bernard Orr, Ella Cao, Gerry Doyle
Organizations:
Government, Global Times, Sunshine Fitness, New Sunshine, Authorities, Weibo, Thomson
Locations:
BEIJING, China's Heilongjiang, Jiamusi city, Huanan County, Shanghai, New, Heilongjiang, China's Qiqihar