Catastrophe struck the Indiana State Fair on Saturday, where a 60mph gust of wind brought down the concert stage where the country music duo Sugarland was about to appear.
With the stage coverings acting as an enormous sail, the lighting grid and supporting scaffolding collapsed under the wind’s force, killing at least five people and injuring about 40.
Warning: The video above is the clearest view of the stage collapse yet available on YouTube, and is disturbing to watch.
For those who want to keep up with aftermath of this tragedy on Twitter, those sending out condolences were using the #prayforindy, as well as tweeting to the @SugarLandMusic account.
The fair grounds were reopened Monday for a memorial service that was broadcast on television and online.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the Marion County coroner’s office identified the dead as Tammy Vandam, 42, of Wanatah; Glenn Goodrich, 49, of Indianapolis; Alina Bigjohny, 23, of Fort Wayne; Christina Santiago, 29, of Chicago; and Nathan Byrd, 51, of Indianapolis, who died overnight.
Our sympathy goes out to the victims of this tragic accident.
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With the stage coverings acting as an enormous sail, the lighting grid and supporting scaffolding collapsed under the wind’s force, killing at least five people and injuring about 40.
Warning: The video above is the clearest view of the stage collapse yet available on YouTube, and is disturbing to watch.
For those who want to keep up with aftermath of this tragedy on Twitter, those sending out condolences were using the #prayforindy, as well as tweeting to the @SugarLandMusic account.
The fair grounds were reopened Monday for a memorial service that was broadcast on television and online.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the Marion County coroner’s office identified the dead as Tammy Vandam, 42, of Wanatah; Glenn Goodrich, 49, of Indianapolis; Alina Bigjohny, 23, of Fort Wayne; Christina Santiago, 29, of Chicago; and Nathan Byrd, 51, of Indianapolis, who died overnight.
Our sympathy goes out to the victims of this tragic accident.
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