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	Topics Bad Reichenhall ice rink roof collapse Topic Home At approximately 15:00 UTC on Monday 2 January 2006, the roof of a 1970s-built ice rinkFacts About Ice rink An ice rink is a frozen body of water where people can ice skate or play winter sports.... collapsed, possibly under the weight of heavy snowfall in the town of Bad ReichenhallBad Reichenhall Overview Bad Reichenhall is a spa town, and administrative center of the Berchtesgadener Land district in Upper Bavaria, Germany.... , BavariaBavaria The Free State of Bavaria , with an area of 70,553 km and 12.4 million inhabitants, forms the southernmost state... , GermanyGermany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in central Europe.... , near the AustriaAustria Austria is a landlocked country in central Europe.... n border, trapping 50 people underneath the rubble. Fifteen people were killed, with the last body being recovered early on 5 January. Eight children are known to have died. Thirty-two people were injured. Weather conditions in the area were extremely severe, an avalancheAvalanche An avalanche is a slide of a large snow down a mountainside, caused when a buildup of snow is released down a slope, and is ... having killed two people nearby earlier in the day. The rescue was temporarily halted on 3 January due to fears that the walls of the ice rink could collapse, endangering firefighters, police and rescue workers. However it resumed in the early hours of the next morning. The accident has provoked outrage in the town as it emerged that officials had halted the training session of an ice hockey team inside the rink due to fears that the wall could collapse. Prior to the disaster, officials had planned to close the ice rink on Monday 2 January as snowfall was continuing. However, as many meteorologists pointed out, the weather and snow conditions were not unusual for the time of the year as the town lies in a popular winter sport area of Southern Germany. Local officials examined the collapsed roof on Monday and suggested that the accumulated snow was below the limit for the roof. See also Katowice Trade Hall roof collapseKatowice Trade Hall roof collapse On 28 January 2006, the roof of Katowice International Trade Hall collapsed in the southern Polish city of Chorzów in Metropolis K... – a similar accident on 28 January 2006, in KatowiceKatowice Katowice is a city in Upper Silesia in southern Poland on the Klodnica and Rawa rivers.... , PolandPoland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country located in Central Europe.... . External links , Ireland Online , cnn.com , BBC News