Eight dead, dozens feared trapped in S Korea building collapse

 SEOUL: Eight college students were killed and dozens more feared trapped after an auditorium collapsed under heavy snow Monday at a resort in the southern South Korean city of Gyeongju, rescue workers said.
As many as 450 students were believed to have been attending a concert in the building when the roof caved in around 9:15 pm (1215 GMT).
Police officials quoted by the Yonhap news agency said eight people had been confirmed killed in the collapse and around 50 more were thought to still be trapped inside the building.
A spokesman for the local fire service had earlier told AFP by telephone that 73 people were injured, 15 of them seriously.
Rescue workers were continuing to search for the dozens more students who were feared trapped inside the collapsed structure, he said.
Yonhap reported that police feared the toll could rise throughout the night, with around 300 rescuers on the scene.
The collapse appeared to have been caused by heavy snow which had piled up on the roof of the auditorium, according to a news agency.