Talk:Katowice Trade Hall roof collapse

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The rescue team members said the chances of finding any living people now are "equal to zero".

No living people have been reported since around 21 GMT.

- 81.15.146.91 09:58, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

About 100 people dead, including one child. And you are joking.

Note, that in 2006 There was already similar accident in Germany, but with only 15 deaths. In 2005, there was roof collapse in France (5 deaths) Russia (28), in 1994 in USA: 17 deaths, in 1985 in Switzerland when roof of swimming pool collapsed: 12 deaths Szopen 10:32, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

This article (and even the name) say the article happened in Katowice - it didn't; it took place in a town just outside the city. I can't even hope to spell the name, but it sounded like it began with a H. 195.92.168.165 12:32, 29 January 2006 (UTC) Whoops, that was me. Proto t c 12:33, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

The event occured in Katowice, and not in Chorzow!!! - please check the exhibition website!!! someone please fix it, and upload the correct map.


 * It's on the border between Katowice and Chorzów, actually. The official address of the trade hall is in Katowice, but the actual building is in Chorzów. Ausir 15:42, 29 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Hence most of the journalists refer to the International Fair Katowice as based in Katowice. Halibutt 16:49, 29 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Actually, the place is nowhere near Chorzów. This map puts it between the Katowice branch of the TVP and the Spodek, also in Katowice. Halibutt 03:13, 30 January 2006 (UTC)


 * No, that map puts it just over the city border, which is marked by ul. Bytkowska. The hall is in the Park Kultury i Wypoczynku in Chorzow, although I understand from Polish friends that administratively it is in Katowice. 'TV Katowice' on that map refers to the TVP_Katowice_Tower, which is on the border of Katowice, Chorzow and Siemianowice, as I recall. Midlem 13:25, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

Where the f*** is "Lesser Poland"? Call it what it is: Małopolska (or Małopolskie) province. Hrabstwo Łóżkowo-bródnieńskie for Bedfordshire anyone? PLEASE!

which one?
A marvellous picture of the fair buildings. But can anybody point THE very building that collapsed?
 * The large one on the top-right.

I have uploaded this picture on the Commons (Image:International Exhibition Center of Katowice.jpg) and added a short description of the areal. Could you delete the picture (Image:MiedzynarodoweTargiKatowickie.jpg) on the English Wikipedia? Greetings from Germany PetrusSilesius
 * Tnx for the pic, but if the picture has no author and the source is a gov page, how can it be licensed under GDFL?--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 01:10, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

On the polish wiki the pic was published with the description that the City Council/webmaster has given the permission of publishing all aerial photographies of the city-website on the wiki.
 * Well, that's permission then, not GFDL (forbidden on Commons and also here, I think).--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 01:10, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

Textual quibble
The article says "There are confirmed deaths of six or seven foreign tourists- one from Belgium, two from Germany, one from Slovakia, one from the Netherlands and three from the Czech Republic". This adds up to eight. Plantagenet Palliser 10:02, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

More info on exhibition
Can we get info on who organised the exhibition, what types of pigeons were there, how did it affect the breeders/collectors, etc.?--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 01:40, 30 January 2006 (UTC)


 * I added some info about the pigeons--SylwiaS | talk 00:05, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

News Links
added links from CNN and Deutsche Welle, also from TVP (Telewizja Polska) Even if you don't speak Polish, the pictures and video alone are worth the link. Kether83 03:29, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
 * The TVP link says 'Tragedy in Śląska', should be 'Tragedy in Silesia'. The English name for 'Krakow' is Cracow. Someone please replace these and any other names with English spellings.

Kraków is increasingly being spelled in English as Krakow (minus the diacritic). It is increasingly old-fashioned to spell a word that is easily pronouncable in English with different letters; especially since the letter 'C' is pronounced very differently in the Polish language. I therefore recommend keeping the spelling as Krakow. There are links to the Kraków article, where one may learn to pronounce the name. Kether83 09:10, 5 February 2006 (UTC)
 * It is customary in Wiki to use diacritics. English speakers will read it exactly the same, but some people prefer to know where the diacritics are in a word. Some news use Kraków as well .--SylwiaS | talk 17:32, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

B-class review
Failed. No inline citations, needs better illustrations. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; talk to me 23:13, 10 January 2012 (UTC)