Three people have died and 79 others are injured after a roof collapsed at the Real Plaza shopping mall in Trujillo, Peru, at around 8:45 p.m. local time on Friday, Feb. 21, Peruvian outlet Sol TV and Malaysian outlet Malay Mail reported.

The country’s Minister of Defence has said six people have died in the collapse, according to La Republica. Four people are thought to be still trapped under the rubble, but rescuers cannot reach them until a 200-tonne crane arrives.

Peru's Defense Minister Walter Astudillo said Saturday that six people had died after a roof collapsed in the food court of a shopping mall in northwestern Peru, while 78 people were injured. The heavy metal structure of the Real Plaza shopping mall in the city of Trujillo fell on dozens of people who were dining there on Friday night.

A devastating roof collapse at the Real Plaza Trujillo shopping mall in northwestern Peru has resulted in six fatalities and left 78 injured. Authorities are actively searching for survivors, and the mall has been closed due to safety concerns as investigations continue.

The collapse of a food court roof at a shopping mall in northwestern Peru killed six people and left at least 78 others injured, the defence minister said Saturday.