Children hurt in roof fall leave hospital

Nearly all the 26 children injured when the roof of a pub collapsed during an under-18 disco in west Belfast at around 9 p.m

Nearly all the 26 children injured when the roof of a pub collapsed during an under-18 disco in west Belfast at around 9 p.m. on Friday night have been released from hospital.

About 200 children were at the disco at Beckett's Bar. The roof collapsed as bar staff were clearing the disco, after some of the children spotted the roof beginning to cave in. Emergency services dealt with the injured who were brought to the two main hospitals in Belfast.

Last night four children were still being treated at the Royal Hospital where a spokeswoman said they were comfortable. No one suffered severe head or limb injuries, she said.