Lecture hall ceiling collapses at Marburg University
Last weekend, the ceiling collapses in a lecture hall at Marburg University. As no one was there at the time, no one was injured. Structural engineers are now investigating how the collapse could have happened.
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 spokesperson. 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. Initially, several media outlets had reported. Pictures of the scene of the accident illustrate what could have happened when the ceiling collapsed: Piled-up debris lies on the seats of the lecture hall, which was said to be one of the university's larger lecture halls with 400 seats.
"We are very happy that no one was injured when the ceiling collapsed," explained the President of Philipps University, Thomas Nauss. 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.
Teaching at the Faculty of Law will initially take place online. The spokesperson was initially unable to say how much damage had been caused. According to the university, the building, which was built in 1924, houses several lecture halls and seminar rooms as well as offices for the Department of Law.
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Source: www.ntv.de
