TYUMEN, December 9 (RIA Novosti, Alexander Perestoronin) -- The collapse of the swimming pool roof Sunday in the Urals town of Chusovoi was caused by the giving way of a corroded metal supporting beam and faulty construction, a commission set up by the pool owner said Friday.
The incident occurred at 2:30 p.m. local time (09:30 GMT) at the "Delfin" (dolphin) swimming pool, owned by Chusovoi Metals Plant. The roof collapsed over an area of about 100 sq m, leaving four women and 10 children dead.
"The most important reason was the rupture of a supporting metal beam due to a high level of corrosion," Perm Territory Vice Governor Nikolai Bukhvalov said, calling the building sloppily constructed and poorly maintained.
Three commissions, including the one set up by the territorial Prosecutor's Office, are investigating the swimming pool tragedy.
