In Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, a teenager was hospitalized after falling from the roof of an iced-over building

In Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, a teenager was hospitalized after a fall of snow ice from the roof of a building. This was reported on February 21 by the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation in the Sakhalin region in Telegram-channel.

It is specified that from the roof of the building there was a descent of ice, because of which it fell on the teenager and traumatized him. He was taken to the hospital, his life and health is not threatened.

Investigators are conducting a check on the fact of the incident. They examine the scene and interview eyewitnesses of the incident.

"According to the results of the inspection will be given a legal assessment of the actions of persons responsible for cleaning the roof from snow and ice, and a procedural decision will be made," - stated in the statement.

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Earlier, on January 14, a resident of Petrozavodsk died after snow ice fell on her from the roof of an educational institution. It was specified that the incident occurred when the 55-year-old woman was leaving the building. From the injuries she died on the spot. Then the investigators initiated a criminal case.