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Article: Theatre collapse could have been a tragedy.
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- Cyprus Mail (Cyprus)
- Article date:
- June 13, 2008
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Byline: Alexia Saoulli
NICOSIA mayor Eleni Mavrou yesterday vowed to get to the bottom of how the roof of Nicosia Municipal Theatre collapsed, as the extent of the tragedy that was avoided on Wednesday night began to sink in.
eC[pounds sterling]It is a huge relief no one was hurt. Although the destruction is huge, we are greatly relieved we are not mourning victims. We are lucky nothing was on that night,eC[yen] a distraught Mavrou told reporters.
Miraculously, the theatre was closed on Wednesday night, and no one was hurt in the accident, which crushed almost the entire seating area. Twenty-four hours later, the theatre was booked to host ...