It soon twisted and collapsed from the heat and overload , spilling about 20 victims nearly 100 feet ( 30 m ) to their deaths on the concrete pavement below .
It was a flimsy and poorly anchored iron structure which may have been broken before the fire .
structure soon twisted and collapsed from the heat and overload , spilling about 20 victims nearly 100 feet ( 30 m ) to their deaths on the concrete pavement below .
It was a flimsy and poorly anchored iron structure which may have been broken before the fire .