5 People Die When Stage Collapses at Indianapolis Sugarland Concert
August 16, 2011
Five people died and dozens were inured on Saturday, August 13, when a State Fair stage collapsed in high winds before a concert that country superstars Sugarland were to perform. Twelve-thousand people were in attendance at the concert.
According to the Evansville Courier-Press, Governor Mitch Daniels called the incident a “learning point” and said that he may support mandating inspections of temporary structures like the stage that collapsed.
The state Department of Homeland Security has said it didn’t inspect the stage that was toppled by a wind gust estimated at 60 to 70 miles per hour.
CNN reports that the Indiana State Fair Commission has hired engineering company Thornton Tomasetti Inc. to investigate the collapse.
As of today, 18 people remain hospitalized after the collapse. Four people died at the scene: Alina Bigjohny, 23, of Fort Wayne; Christina Santiago, 29, of Chicago; Tammy Vandam, 42, of Wanatah; and Glenn Goodrich, 49, of Indianapolis. Nathan Byrd, a 51-year-old stagehand from Indianapolis who was atop the rigging when it fell, died overnight.
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