Accidents - Ceiling of lecture hall at Marburg University collapses
The ceiling of a lecture hall in a building at Philipps-Universität Marburg collapsed on Sunday night. "The cause is still unclear. It is currently being investigated," said a university spokeswoman on Monday morning. No people were injured in the incident in the so-called Landgrafenhaus, which houses part of the law faculty. No one was in the building at the time of the collapse. The spokesperson was initially unable to make any statements about the amount of damage caused.
The Landgrafenhaus is currently closed and its statics are being examined, the spokesperson explained. It is unclear whether other parts of the building are affected and how long the closure will last. "That depends on what the structural engineer determines." Teaching at the Faculty of Law will initially take place online. Initially, several media outlets had reported.
It was only at the beginning of November that the roof of the Catholic Elisabeth Church in Kassel collapsed along its entire length. A church employee who was in the building at the time of the collapse remained unharmed on the outside, but suffered a shock.
Statement from the University of Marburg
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The incident at Marburg University's lecture hall occurred in the auditorium located within the Landgrafenhaus, a structure part of the university's law faculty in Hesse. The University of Marburg has decided to conduct all initial law teachings online due to the closure of the Landgrafenhaus for a yet-to-be-determined period, following the ceiling collapse on Sunday night.
Source: www.stern.de
