Stage Collapse at Indiana State Fair

[FireandWater]

It was during a Sugarland concert but no band was on stage at that moment. There has been multiple injuries and 3 confirmed dead as of right now. My prayers go out to all the families.



Authorities: 3 dead in Indiana fair stage collapse - Yahoo! News

 

[Lynch]

WTF?! How can that happen?

 

[Phil B.]

Oh man, that is sad. Thoughts go out to the families and friends.

 

[Lynch]

in the local paper, they are saying 4 dead and dozens injured. Sure hope the death toll doesn't rise.

 

[Sunny]

That's awful

 

[Phil B.]

In the link provided they say stage rigging collapsed, which is a tad different than the stage proper.

 

[LG]

That is sad news, been quite a few of those recently. The one that happened at the "Jamboree" country music festival south east of here in 2009 has resulted in a lawsuit being filed for negligence against the promoters, just under the 2 year deadline for legal action.

But I guess compared to how many shows go on without any problem these are still rare events, not that that does anyone any good that has family friends injured when this happens.

 

[Fever]

Indiana State Fair stage collapses-5 dead

A stage at the Indiana State Fair collapsed,killing 5.Sugarland was there to perform

Indiana State Fair stage collapse: 5 dead; singer relates horror - latimes.com

 

[Fever]

Re: Indiana State Fair stage collapses-5 dead

Video of the collapse-warning you do see it falling on people

 

[Fever]

Sorry to start another thread.I did a search and didn't find it.Thanks for combining it.