Glass falls from Bitola registry office display, injures two girls
Pane from the Department for Civil Registry display broke in strong wind; two girls taken by ambulance to Bitola Clinical Hospital.
Glass from the display window of the Department for Civil Registry in Bitola fell onto the street in the city centre after strong winds, authorities and witnesses said.
The pane broke and collapsed from the registry office's storefront, scattering shards on the pavement.
Injuries and response
According to eyewitnesses, two girls were hit by the falling glass. Both were transported by ambulance to the Clinical Hospital in Bitola for treatment.
Emergency services and people at the scene cleared the area and the registry office was secured after the incident. Local officials said the weather conditions — marked by strong gusts of wind — were the likely cause of the failure of the display glass.
No further information on the condition of the injured children has been released so far.
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