Posted on 08/13/2011 7:42:05 PM PDT by InvisibleChurch
INDIANAPOLIS - A stage has collapsed at a concert at the Indiana State Fair.
The stage was set up for the Sugarland concert at the state fairgrounds. Rigging for the stage lighting reportedly fell around 8:50 p.m., before the main act took the stage.
Police and fire crews believe they have everyone moved from the grandstand. A triage unit has been set up near the Hoosier Lottery exhibit at the fair. Other victims are also being transported to at least two area hospitals.
Several ambulances can be seen entering and leaving the area.
Fair and emergency officials are planning a news conference for shortly after 10 p.m.
Dave Lindquist, music journalist for The Indianapolis Star, reported on Twitter, "Tragedy at fair concert. Entire stage collapses on track." He also wrote that "perhaps a dozen injured people have been removed from track on stretcher-type boards."
Eyewitness News' Chuck Lofton reported from the scene that evacuation efforts were in place before the stage collapsed. High winds may have played a role in the collapse...
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Union Labor???
No, sudden gust of wind.
Just heard on TV that band might have been on stage to tell the crowd the concert was cancelled.
RIP.
The crowd got mad?
The band was Sugarland. They just tweeted that they were all safe and sent out a message of concern for the injured.
That’s awful. Not much luck at State Fairs this summer, except for Michelle in Iowa.
Prayers up for the injured, and the families of the deceased.
Sugarland was VERY lucky.
Here’s a feed of the scanner audio from the incident.
http://www.justin.tv/radioman911#/w/1615185120/3
My prayers go out to my fellow Hoosiers at this sad time. God bless all involved.
Growing up there I learned all about these things FIRST HAND!
prayers
60 to 70 MPH winds. For comparison:
Category One Hurricane (Sustained winds 74-95 mph, 64-82 kt, or 119-153 km/hr).
60 to 70 MPH winds. For comparison:
Category One Hurricane (Sustained winds 74-95 mph, 64-82 kt, or 119-153 km/hr).
60 to 70 MPH winds. For comparison:
Category One Hurricane (Sustained winds 74-95 mph, 64-82 kt, or 119-153 km/hr).
That is frightening.
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