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Latvian officials say supermarket where 54 died after roof collapsed to be razed

Associated Press
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    Policemen stand near a collapsed Maxima supermarket in Riga, Latvia, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013. A massive third section of the roof at the supermarket where scores of people were killed fell as emergency workers searched nearby rubble for more victims. Investigators are looking at faulty construction or work on the roof's grass and gravel covered surface as the potential cause of the initial collapse in the crowded supermarket on Thursday. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis) (The Associated Press)

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    Policemans stands near a collapsed Maxima supermarket in Riga, Latvia, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013. A massive third section of the roof at the supermarket where scores of people were killed fell as emergency workers searched nearby rubble for more victims. Investigators are looking at faulty construction or work on the roof's grass and gravel covered surface as the potential cause of the initial collapse in the crowded supermarket on Thursday. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis) (The Associated Press)

  • d7aaeecb-Latvia Roof Collapse
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    Policemans stands near a collapsed Maxima supermarket in Riga, Latvia, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013. A massive third section of the roof at the supermarket where scores of people were killed fell as emergency workers searched nearby rubble for more victims. Investigators are looking at faulty construction or work on the roof's grass and gravel covered surface as the potential cause of the initial collapse in the crowded supermarket on Thursday. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis) (The Associated Press)

RIGA, Latvia – Latvian officials say they will raze the supermarket where 54 people died after its roof collapsed.

Officials say that seven people, who they believe were in the supermarket when its roof collapsed Thursday, are still missing, but there is no hope that rescuers will find any survivors.

Rescue workers were clearing rubble late Saturday when another large section of the roof collapsed. Though no one was injured, officials decided to call a temporary halt to the operation.

Interior Ministry officials say that, given the unstable construction, workers will use heavy equipment rather than sift through rubble by hand when work continues Sunday.

The government has published a list of the 54 victims. No children were among the dead.