Criminal investigation launched into stadium roof collapse that killed 1 worker

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Posted July 8, 2011 5:58 am

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Ambulance workers are seen inside the Grolsch Veste stadium in Enschede, Netherlands, Thursday, July 7, 2011. A section of a Dutch football stadium collapsed during off-season construction work in trapping people underneath, police said. The mayor of Enschede says at a press conference one worker was killed and 10 hospitalized. (AP Photo/Tubantia/Carlo ter Ellen) NETHERLANDS OUT, EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES, MANDATORY CREDIT.

ENSCHEDE, Netherlands – Dutch police say they have launched a criminal investigation into a soccer stadium roof collapse that killed one construction worker and injured 15 others.

Police have formed a special team of investigators to establish whether any crime led to the collapse at FC Twente’s Grolsch Veste stadium on the outskirts of the eastern city of Enschede.

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Enschede municipality said Friday one of the injured remained in critical condition, a day after the red roof crashed down during work to add a new tier of seating to the stadium. Six other people remained hospitalized.

Investigators are appealing for amateur video to help piece together how the roof suddenly fell.

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