Apollo Theatre Roof Collapses in Illinois During Concert, Killing One and Injuring Dozens
etonline.commassive storm system that hit multiple states.Video from CBS Chicago showed debris lying in the street outside the Apollo Theatre, with firefighters and ambulances on scene.
Cell phone video captured the damage from inside the structure. The Belvidere Fire Department reported that one person died and 28 were injured in the building collapse.
Five of those injuries were considered severe and 18 were moderate, the fire department said.There were 260 people in the building at the time of the collapse, the fire department reported, adding that as of late Friday night, no one was unaccounted for.
Belvidere Fire Department Chief Shawn Schadle said first responders also rescued someone from an elevator and had to grapple with downed power lines outside the theater.
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