Studio collapse blamed on poor construction

Poor construction is to blame for the collapse of a television studio on Sunday, police said, as the number of injured people rose to 18 yesterday.

About 45 people were sitting in the audience when the three-story studio at the Beijing Vocational College of Agriculture collapsed about 10 am, seriously injuring eight elderly people.

The audience was preparing for the taping of Jiapian Youyu, which is broadcast on CCTV-6 every Saturday from 10 pm to midnight.