Kiwi in custody after Poland roof collapse kills 65

A New Zealand man remains in custody in Poland as investigations continue into the collapse of a crowded exhibition hall in the south of the country last month in which 65 people died.

Bruce Robinson, managing director of Expomedia, the London-based parent company of International Katowice Fairs (MTK), which owned the building, was picked up in Warsaw on Tuesday and taken to Katowice for questioning by a prosecutor.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade spokeswoman Helen Tunnah said New Zealand Embassy officials in Poland had contacted Mr Robinson's lawyer.

"The Katowice prosecutor's office has advised the Embassy that Mr Robinson has been detained pending further investigations, but he has not been arrested," she said.

Embassy officials had conveyed a message to Mr Robinson through his lawyer, but he had not yet asked for consular assistance, she said.

Two other members of the management team have also been detained.

The snow-laden corrugated iron roof of the vast exhibition hall in the southern industrial town of Chorzow caved in on January 28 when about 200 people were inside attending one of Europe's biggest racing pigeon shows.

The death toll made the collapse Poland's worst building accident.

MTK spokeswoman Agata Markowska said an official announcement on whether the men would be charged was expected tonight.

- NZPA