BURIED UNDER CEILING
SUNDAY-SCHOOL BOY KILLED. MANY OTHERS INJURED. London, June 13. The Central Hall, Westminster, the worldfamous home of Nonconformity in Britain, was the scene of a surprising accident when the Baptist Missionary Society was commemorating the Congo jubilee by an exhibition including a film of missionary work.
Many Sunday school scholars, after viewing the film, were descending the stairs, when, without warning, portion of the ceiling of the main entrance fell, with a terrific crash, burying several children in the debris.
Scores of rescuers carried out the injured. A boy of 13 died of a fractured skull in Westminster Hospital. Five others, including adults, are suffering from fractured skulls, and several have minor injuries.— Sun Special.
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Southland Times, Issue 20524, 28 June 1928, Page 7
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