Fatal Roof Collapse at Metal Concert in Illinois
TL;DR
One person was killed and 28 others were injured after the roof of the Apollo Theater in Belvidere, Illinois collapsed during a heavy metal concert. The collapse occurred after an announcement was made that the show would be paused due to dangerous weather outside. The incident was one of several fatal storm-related episodes across the Midwest and South on Friday, including tornadoes that killed at least five people and injured dozens more.
- Roof Collapse at Metal Concert in Illinois Kills 1, Injures 28 The New York Times
- One dead, dozens injured in theatre roof collapse in Illinois Fox News
- At least one person killed, multiple injured in Illinois roof collapse NBC News
- One killed in theater roof collapse in Belvidere, while storms bring outages, floods in suburbs Daily Herald
- Apollo Theatre Roof Collapses During Morbid Angel Show in Belvidere, Illinois The Daily Beast
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