Posted on 06/02/2015 12:55:50 PM PDT by Dave346
Edited on 06/02/2015 1:19:38 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Three French Open spectators were injured Tuesday after a piece of metal paneling detached in strong winds from a giant TV screen overlooking center court and crashed onto people seated in the stands, tournament organizers said.
Security guards evacuated more than 200 spectators from seats in the area and cordoned it off with tape after a piece of paneling, larger than a bed, crashed down with a bang. Fans were later allowed to return to the stadium.
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Bummer
Poor guy.. He’ll probably never lob again.
ESPN2 aired video of this incident. Happened at 6-1, 5-2 changeover in the 2nd set of the men’s quarterfinal match. A large rectangular metal beam fell off the top left corner of the scoreboard and onto spectators about 50 feet below without warning.
Looked horrible.
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