Old Building Crumbles, Kills Woman in Sofia

Society | May 9, 2008, Friday // 00:00
Old Building Crumbles Kills Woman in Sofia: Old Building Crumbles, Kills Woman in Sofia An old building in Sofia crumled this afternoon and killed a 60 years old woman Photo by Yuliana Nikolova (Sofia Photo Agency)

A 60 years old woman died in Sofia today after and old building in her own yard crumbled and buried her underneath.

The incident happened in the Sofia quarter "Gorublyane".

Neighbours residing at the same street gave account of hearing a loud noise around 2:00 pm today. The emergency equipment arrived an hour later at the site of the incident.

The signal has been received at the 166 emergency number around 3:00 pm.

At the moment, teams from the 7th police precinct in Sofia remain at the site and criminal experts are examining the area for clues.

According to information also coming from the woman's neighbours, her name is Daniela Skorcheva. They reported in front of Darik Radio that they could hear a loud fight between the deceased and her husband the night before.

Other information about the crumbled building is currently unavailable. It is located in a private yard on "Pionerska" street in Gorublyane.

The mayor of the "Mladost" district commented in front of Darik Radio that this was a private property. He considers the incident a tragic casualty that has happened because the building has been very old and abandoned.

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