In the heart of Riga, Latvia, a bustling shopping center turned into a scene of chaos and destruction when its roof suddenly collapsed, trapping people under a pile of debris. Witnesses described the sound of screams and crashing, as rescue teams rushed to the scene to dig through the rubble. Fifty-four people lost their lives in the tragedy, making it one of the deadliest disasters in Latvian history. The investigation that followed revealed a combination of design flaws and construction weaknesses as the likely cause of the catastrophe.