Roof collapse at Chinese middle school 1

[Brian Malone]

Possibly, overweight materials on roof during construction of an adjacent building.

https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Society/China-school-gymnasium-roof-collapses-killing-11

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-66286576

Photo in Twitter feed shows the gymnasium had significant height:

https://twitter.com/PDChina/status/1683273244475031553

Realistically, this probably not an 'engineering failure' as are many items in this forum - this is more than likely a human failure. The gym's roof was probably perfectly designed for its intended use and expected conditions. . .

 

[hokie66]

Being in China, we will never know any more.