Paris airport accident: Several dead
2004-05-23 09:22
Paris - At least four people have died and several others were injured when Part of a ceiling in a passenger terminal at Paris' largest airport collapsed on Sunday morning.
The accident occurred at Terminal 2E of Charles de Gaulle airport just north of the French capital. The terminal was opened 11 months ago.
"A part of the ceiling of Terminal 2E collapsed," airport police said in a statement issued to the news media. "There are several people dead and several injured."
The exact number was not immediately known, and police said they were still trying to reach people trapped in the rubble.
Authorities immediately evacuated the terminal.
- SAPA