ReconRat Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 (edited) Early reports are 4 dead and 40 injured, when the stage collapsed as a storm approached the Indiana state fair.And an additional 150 treated for minor injuries at the scene.http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-indiana-stage-collapse-pg,0,4904198.photogalleryhttp://snsimages.tribune.com/media/photo/2011-08/274957780-14013045.jpg( Joey Foley/Getty / August 13, 2011 )YouTube Video of collapse:(The videos are getting shut down, it might have to be searched for to find)http://www.soundspike.com/news/article/2737-indiana-state-fair-news-new-video-shows-indiana-stage-collapse-gave-no-visible-warning/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRkdwrmzYXg&feature=player_embeddedhttp://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sugarland-concert-stage-collapse-an-222872 Edited August 14, 2011 by ReconRat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschoolsdime92 Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 I heard about this last night. Rip. Such a sad thing to have happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmh_sprint Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 I just heard a 5th person has passed as a result of this. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottb Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 I originally heard that the stage collapsed, I was thinking it was just the platform part of the stage. I did not think it was the entire rigging, lights, speakers, top part of the performing area. Wow on the video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max power Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 WOW! That was crazy! I thought it just fell on the band, not on innocent, yet stupid, fans.With a storm like that moving in, that nonsense should have been cancelled and evacuated to avoid such a tragedy. Hindsight I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted August 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 I was at the Dayton airshow when a storm like that came in. When the flight schedule paused, and changed up and the commercial aircraft stopped landing and started fleeing.... I went for the car in the parking lot. Heavy rain and wind just as I got there. The storm pretty much flattened the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted August 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 WOW! That was crazy! I thought it just fell on the band, not on innocent, yet stupid, fans.With a storm like that moving in, that nonsense should have been cancelled and evacuated to avoid such a tragedy. Hindsight I guess.They were watching and preparing, and had just decided to evacuate the grandstands. The gust of wind was in front of the storm. There wasn't enough time. The stage fell on the VIP section up front.I generally don't stand down wind of tall objects, in high winds, that are temporarily attached to the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2talltim Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 wow...new regulations coming to a concert event near you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapesmuggler27 Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 Wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmh_sprint Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 wow...new regulations coming to a concert event near youHighly doubtful. When you buy a ticket to an event, that ticket acts as a legal waiver that releases the venue from injuries or death that result from the event to which the ticket was purchased. The only way a lawsuit could be filed is if willful neglegence was shown by the State fair or the company that built the stage. That is not to say that the families of the victims won't recieve some sort of compensation due to the sharks circling in the pond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gen3flygirl Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 I don't understand why women just scream during something like this. Do something, don't just stand around. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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