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英国调查伦敦剧院屋顶坍塌原因 Officials Investigate London Theater Collapse

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伦敦的调查人员正在了解一家剧院的屋顶在星期四的演出中为什么会发生部分坍塌。这次事故造成至少88人受伤，当时剧院几乎满座。
   
有关官员说，目前还不清楚演出前降临的一场倾盆大雨是否是这次屋顶坍塌的部分原因。警方说，没有迹象显示这次坍塌是蓄意袭击的结果。
  
伦敦警方对美国之音说，81人受到轻伤，另外7人在阿波罗剧院事故发生后被送往医院治疗。到目前为止，没有人死亡。
  
在场的救援人员说，所有因坍塌事故受困的人们都已脱离了险境。这所剧院有775个座位，其历史已经长达百年。
 
Investigators in London are trying to figure out why part of the ceiling of a theater collapsed mid-performance Thursday, injuring at least 88 people at a nearly sold-out show.

Officials say it is not clear whether a downpour of rain just prior to the incident had contributed to the collapse. Police said there was no indication the collapse was the result of any deliberate act or attack.  

London police told VOA there were 81 so-called "walking wounded" and that seven others were taken to the hospital following the incident at the Apollo Theater.  No fatalities have been reported.

Rescue workers at the scene said all those trapped by the collapse in the century-old, 775-seat auditorium have been freed.