Polish roof collapse kills at least 12

The roof of a crowded exhibition hall collapsed on Saturday in the southern Polish city of Katowice, killing at least 12 people and injuring at least 88, a government spokesman said.

The roof of a crowded exhibition hall collapsed on Saturday in the southern Polish city of Katowice, killing at least 12 people and injuring at least 88, a government spokesman said.

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"We can confirm, unfortunately, that 12 people have died," governor's office spokesman Krzysztof Mejer told TVN24 news. "That number unfortunately, can still change."

A priest outside the building's entrance prayed over the bodies of an adult and a child covered by a blanket and a tarp as rescue crews worked frantically to save the estimated 100 people trapped inside.

People trapped in the rubble called relatives or emergency services on their cell phones, telling them where they were, according to witnesses at the scene.

An estimated 500 people were attending an international racing pigeon fair at the hall when the roof came down, Katowice police spokesman Janusz Jonczyk said.