Roof Collapse Kills Three in Eastern Slovakia

Velke Kapusany/Bratislava, 23 December (TASR) – A roof collapse at the premises of a company in Velke Kapusany (Kosice region) has left three people dead and one injured, police announced on social media on Tuesday. "One person was found conscious in the debris and was taken to hospital by an emergency medical crew. According to a preliminary medical report, the injuries will require more than 42 days of treatment and sick leave. Unfortunately, three people were found in the rubble without any signs of life. We remain at the scene of this pre-Christmas tragedy and are documenting the circumstances," police stated. The Kosice Regional Directorate of the Firefighter and Rescue Corps said professional firefighters from the Velke Kapusany, Michalovce and Kosice stations, the Humenne Rescue Brigade, and volunteer fire brigades from the villages of Malcice and Lekarovce were deployed. Firefighters received the report of the roof collapse at a building on P. O. Hviezdoslav Street in Velke Kapusany on Tuesday after 2 p.m. According to police, reconstruction work was under way at the site at the time. "Two emergency medical service crews responded to the scene. One patient with multiple injuries was transported to hospital in Michalovce. Three men aged 23, 31 and 41, unfortunately, sustained injuries incompatible with life," spokesperson for the Slovak Emergency Medical Service Operations Centre Petra Klimesova told TASR. mf