• Four dead in stage collapse at Indiana State Fair
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[quote][IMG]http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/54591000/jpg/_54591368_012657057-1.jpg[/IMG] Witnesses said the wind hit minutes after a safety warning was given on stage. [B]At least four people have died after a stage collapsed at a concert in the US state of Indiana, officials say.[/B] The authorities said the stage came down during a storm at the Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis as the band Sugarland were about to perform. Police said another 40 people had been injured, some critically. A number of people were trapped under the wreckage. The Indianapolis Star newspaper said winds of up to 60mph (96 km/h) had been felt at the site. The collapse happened as some of the 12,000 concertgoers were being evacuated from the Hoosier Lottery Grandstand at around 21:00 local time (01:00 GMT), said the paper. Video footage posting online showed crowds screaming as strong winds brought the staging structure down in seconds. The official state fair twitter feed asked people to wait for more information on the tragedy. "There have been four confirmed deaths. Our prayers are with the families of all affected," it said. Media reports said a number of children were among those taken to hospital. Capt Brad Weaver of Indiana State Police said he had just given a safety announcement on stage when the winds hit. He had taken cover behind a trailer and "saw the framework from the stage start to come over". [B]Pure pandemonium [/B]Capt Weaver said security officials and members of the public immediately helped to lift the staging to free people trapped underneath. He told a press conference he did not believe there was anything else that could have been done to prevent to collapse. Video taken at the event shows the stage collapsing as people screamed A man named Chris who attended the concert told the BBC: "It was the worst thing I have witnessed in my life." "We could see the sky get really dark and there was lightening and thunder. It almost seemed like a hurricane hit out of nowhere. "The stage just leaned to the right and crashed down. It felt to me like it was in slow motion. Everyone was scrambling and it was horrifying because you knew people were underneath it." Stacia Matthews, a reporter for RTV6, said the scene was "pure pandemonium". "All the aluminium, the light fixtures, speakers - all of that collapsed onto the stage and onto the track where children and adults were waiting for the concern to begin," she told the BBC. "People said they dove underneath the debris to remove people who were trapped." Some of those who died were believed to have been members of the crew who had been working on the light rigging, she said. Indianapolis Star reporter David Lindquist said the staging "fell from left to right". "This is bad, very bad", he told the paper. "You could clearly see people were under the footprint of the rigging." But he said it took rescue workers less than 20 minutes to free those trapped. Another witness, Aaron Richman, told CNN: "You could see a lot of people panicking. All the scaffolding and speakers - all that came crashing down - and the whole stand just collapsed." Sugarland's singer Jennifer Nettles said the band were "stunned and heartbroken" by the incident. "We hold those injured in our prayers at this very sad time. There are no words. It is tragic."[/quote] [video][URL]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRkdwrmzYXg[/URL][/video] source: [URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14520194[/URL]
My cousin was there. I'm very thankful that she is alright.
Jesus, you just see that big group of people running and then it falls AND THEY JUST FUCKING DISAPPEAR.
It's like wind blew it over
Holy shit.
That blows.
I didn't realize they'd started filming Final Destination 6.
That looks like something from a tornado movie. Holy titty twisters
This is freekin unbelievable. I can guarantee you that there will be several major lawsuits against whoever was responsible for setting up that stage. Fifth person dies from stage collapse at Indiana State Fair, police say. -Just posted
Lucky I didn't go to that gig :v:
[QUOTE=Gekkosan;31725470]It's like wind blew it over[/QUOTE] Because that's exactly what happened
[QUOTE=Gekkosan;31725470]It's like wind blew it over[/QUOTE]I'm pretty sure it was an earthquake and everyone thought I was serious, ha wow
Now I'm scared to go to Reading and Leeds :suicide:
It's a real shame. I'm still worried about my friends who were there last night. Still haven't heard from some of them.
[QUOTE=possum272;31725658]This is freekin unbelievable. I can guarantee you that there will be several major lawsuits against whoever was responsible for setting up that stage.[/QUOTE] No matter how well you set up a stage like that it will go down, its just not designed to take that kind of strain.
[QUOTE=Cmx;31725856]No matter how well you set up a stage like that, its just not designed to take that kind of strain.[/QUOTE] When I went to LA Rising, I was looking at the sidestacked speakers and holy hell, those fall on you and you're dead.
I wish people didn't have to die in such tragic ways. It's terrible and really heartwrenching.
Wow, I probably have friends who were there. That video looked horrifying.
Damn, that thing came down like a ton of bricks. Such a sad loss of life. :(
terrible but at least only 4 died, when i first saw the video it looked like more
[QUOTE=Barnhouse;31726829]terrible but at least only 4 died, when i first saw the video it looked like more[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.theindychannel.com/news/28861040/detail.html[/url] Another person died, 5 total now.
In every video like this, you always seem to have one person who's voice is so much louder then every other fucking person in the video, but its usually not loud enough to be the person with the camera.
I'm surprised it was only 5 people. Could have been a lot more. [editline]14th August 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=RichyZ;31726748]sounds like a smashing time[/QUOTE] Shut up.
I think I've heard people say it's 19 dead now. I'm from Indianapolis so it could just be that I overheard something wrong.
Holy shit.
[QUOTE=Evil Flames v2;31726849][url]http://www.theindychannel.com/news/28861040/detail.html[/url] Another person died, 5 total now.[/QUOTE] Oh nevermind. Damn automerge.
This was much more epic then I thought it was going to be. Sad of course, but epic. I get what people mean by saying its like final destination. I mean the whole thing looks staged.
[QUOTE=mak13two;31725367][video][URL]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRkdwrmzYXg[/URL][/video] source: [URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14520194[/URL][/QUOTE] Holy fuck, I feel terrible when watching it
Where were there fair officials in this? Why was no one observing the weather to make sure that something like this did not happen? Why did they wait until the last second for the safety warning for the stage? Sounds to me like the fair is the one responsible. Our local fair has several members of Skywarn present on site who monitor the weather the entire time. Those storms had been going on for a while and there is no excuse that they did not know they were coming.
[QUOTE=rilez;31725690]Because that's exactly what happened[/QUOTE] Built to last, huh?
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