50 injured in gallery collapse

THRISSUR: Nearly 50 people were injured when a temporary gallery built on a maidan at Iringappuram, near Guruvayur, collapsed during a football tournament on Sunday night. The gallery, made of bamboo and areca palm wood, collapsed around 9.45 pm., 35 minutes after the Kottapadi Vasu and Appukuttan Memorial Football Tournament kicked off. Thirty persons have been admitted to private hospitals in Kunnamkulam, Muthuvatttur and Guruvayur.