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One Teenager Killed, Three Others Hurt In Collapse Of Romanian Boarding School


Rescuers and volunteers help clear the rubble at a boarding school in Odorheiu Secuiesc, Romania, that collapsed on December 18.
Rescuers and volunteers help clear the rubble at a boarding school in Odorheiu Secuiesc, Romania, that collapsed on December 18.

One teenager was killed and three others were pulled alive from the rubble after a boarding school collapsed in the central Romanian city of Odorheiu Secuiesc, authorities said on December 18. Initial reports said a 18-year-old male died in the collapse, while three girls aged 13-17 were rescued and are being treated at a hospital. The cause of the collapse was not immediately determined. Officials said the building, constructed in 1910, belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese. To read the original story by RFE/RL’s Romanian Service, click here.

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