Part of FC Twente stadium collapses

[Shaggy]

http://twitpic.com/5mfywj

[Chazza]

Just saw that, ****ing hell imagine if that was during a game

I take it no one was around when it happened?

[Shaggy]

Apparently there are some staff trapped beneath the rubble. Unbelievable stuff.

[Chazza]

****ing hell that's horrific

[Fredo]

Was the stadium under construction? That's horrific.

[Gaz]

Just saw that, ****ing hell imagine if that was during a game

I take it no one was around when it happened?

Doesn't bear thinking about if that had happened on a match day

Hope they manage to get the people trapped out safely

[Mostar]

Scary stuff. Very lucky that this happened during the off season.

[Exiled_red]

That's awful, I hope everyone there is alright. Do they know what caused it?

[Tee]

That is scary. So so lucky this did not happen during a game. Hope no one is seriously hurt.

[dom9]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14063640

Dutch hurt in stadium roof collapse in Enschede
Breaking news

Part of a stadium roof has collapsed in the eastern Dutch city of Enschede, trapping an unknown number of people in the rubble.

The collapse happened during building work at the FC Twente football stadium.

"Part of the roof has collapsed. There are people under the rubble. We don't know how many," a police spokesman told Reuters news agency.

Dutch media say two girders came down. Firefighters and ambulances have rushed to the scene.

[Mostar]

Another pick

[Shaggy]

****ing unreal

[S-RED]

Dutch hurt in FC Twente stadium roof fall in Enschede
FC Twente was expanding the stadium before the start of next season Part of a stadium roof has collapsed in the eastern Dutch city of Enschede, trapping as many as a dozen people in the rubble.

The collapse happened during building work at the FC Twente football stadium.

"Part of the roof has collapsed. There are people under the rubble," a police spokesman said. The victims are thought to be construction workers.

The roof fell on top of a bank of seats behind one of the goals - Dutch media say two girders had buckled.

"It collapsed with a huge noise like a house of cards," a witness, who saw the incident from an office next to the stadium, told the Dutch news agency ANP.

Rescue teams and helicopters were at the scene.

The Dutch paper De Telegraaf reported that medics said 12 people had been hurt. Police would not confirm that.

No match was being played at the time. The stadium - called Grolsch Veste - is being expanded to accommodate 32,000 fans ahead of the autumn season.

The club's chairman Joop Munsterman is thought to have left the team's pre-season training camp in Zeeland to return to Enschede.

FC Twente are one of the top teams in the Netherlands. In 2010 they won the League One title, and last year came second.

They are playing in the qualifying round of next season's European Champions League and were scheduled to host a match at the Grolsch Veste stadium at the end of July or the beginning of August

[Lee]

Thank **** that this didn't happen on a match day.

Hope the people who were injured by it are okay.

[IN_RAFA_WE_TRUST]

Munsterman