Sugarland Concert Roof Collapse

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Sugarland concert roof collapse. The indiana state fair stage collapse was an incident during an august 13 2011 outdoor concert by sugarland at the indiana state fair in which a wind gust from an approaching severe thunderstorm hit the stage s temporary roof structure causing it to collapse. High winds were believed to have been the cause. Jennifer nettles of sugarland sent a statement to the associated press through her marketing manager saying she watched video of the collapse on the news in horror i am so moved she said. Five people are dead and 40 more injured after a stage collapsed tonight at the indiana state fair before the country band sugarland was to perform.

Mid america built the roof and rigging used to hold lights and sound equipment that collapsed before the scheduled sugarland concert as high winds ahead of a thunderstorm swept the fairgrounds. Stage roof collapses at sugarland concert indianapolis in five people were killed and at least 45 others injured saturday august 13 when overhead stage rigging collapsed just before a sugarland concert at the indiana state fair. The indiana state fair stage collapsewas an incident during an august 13 2011 outdoor concert by sugarlandat the indiana state fairin which a wind gust from an approaching severe thunderstormhit the stage stemporary roof structure causing it to collapse. A 39 million out of court settlement has been reached in connection with the stage collapse that killed seven people at sugarland s 2011 concert at the indiana state fair in indianapolis the.