Balcony collapse in UK theatre
Posted December 19, 2013 2:20 pm.
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British officials say more than 80 people have been injured — seven of them seriously — by a roof collapse at a packed London theatre.
London Ambulance Services says it has treated 81 “walking wounded” and seven more seriously injured patients following the collapse Thursday evening at the Apollo Theatre.
Police say they aren’t aware of any fatalities “at this early stage.” The fire department said several trapped people had been rescued.
It said a section of the theatre’s ceiling had collapsed and took parts of its balconies down with it, sending plaster, wood and debris crashing onto the audience watching a performance of “The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Nighttime.”
Martin Bostock was there and says there was lots of confusion.
“I think every thought that it was part of the performance until we then say, the whole view from where we sitting forward, became a huge cloud of dust and debris falling from above”
This man escaped unharmed as people were showered with debris.
“There was lots of people just running in shock, just looking for friends and family and making sure than everyone was accounted for.”
It is too early to say what caused the collapse.
