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The Indiana State Fair stage collapse was an incident during an August 13, 2011, outdoor concert by Sugarland as part of their Incredible Machine Tour 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. The structure landed among a crowd of ...
Aug 6, 2021 · It was 8:46 p.m. on Aug. 13, 2011, and the outdoor music stage at the Indiana State Fair had just collapsed in a sudden, violent thunderstorm. Maggie was trapped in the craggy rubble next...
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Apr 11, 2015 · The sky grew darker, the winds whipped faster and precious seconds were ticking away when State Police Capt. Brad Weaver spoke to the executive director of the Indiana State Fair Commission on...
Aug 19, 2021 · In an instant, a strong gust of wind led to tragedy - heavy pieces of the grandstand stage collapsed onto fans. Fairgoers worked side-by-side with first responders to save lives. Seven people died as a result of the collapse, more than 40 others were injured and survived.
Aug 14, 2012 · INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The Indiana State Fair came to a standstill Monday night to honor the victims of a deadly stage collapse one year ago that prompted sweeping overhauls of the fair's...
Aug 1, 2012 · On August 13, 2011, a violent wind gust toppled 35 tons of stage rigging onto the crowd gathered for a Sugarland concert. Now, survivors of the Indiana State Fair stage collapse reveal the chaos, terror, heroism, providence, and pain of that night. And the slow healing.
Aug 13, 2021 · Klinestiver, of McCordsville, and his then-12-year-old daughter Leah were in the second row, waiting for the band to take the state fair's main stage when the wind began to howl. Within seconds, the stage rigging came crashing down as fans ran for cover.
