A roof has partially collapsed at a busy shopping centre in Canada, prompting an evacuation and a search for anyone who might have been injured.
A portion of the roof that serves as a parking area crumbled yesterday, exposing metal and concrete supports at the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake.
The centre had been bustling with weekend shoppers.
Joe Drazil, a Zellers store employee, says a few cars appear to have fallen through the gaping hole near escalators.
He says everybody was cleared from the centre.
The collapse also triggered a gas leak and prompted emergency officials to shut off the centre's power.
Provincial police say they cannot confirm whether anyone is hurt or missing.
Mayor Rick Hamilton has declared a state of emergency.