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Five Hurt in Ottawa Stage Collapse
Stage collapsed, scurrying thousands of fans watching the band Cheap Trick
TORONTO (AP) — The organizer of an Ottawa music festival where the stage collapsed, scurrying thousands of fans who were watching the band Cheap Trick, called the accident "a freak situation" at a press conference Monday.
Organizers had been monitoring the weather moments before a violent summer gale toppled the main stage at the Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest on Sunday night, said Mark Monahann, the festival's executive director. Five people were hospitalized for their injuries but later released, Monahan said.
Ottawa Stage Collapse
The main stage at Ottawa Bluesfest is shown after it collapsed in Ottawa, Ontario on Sunday July 17, 2011. The main stage at Ottawa Bluesfest collapsed during a severe thunderstorm that sent thousands of people running for cover. Bluesfest said there were no serious injuries. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Leon Switzer)
Ottawa Stage Collapse
Rick Nielsen, the lead guitarist for the rock band Cheap Trick, walks past the main stage at Ottawa Bluesfest after it collapsed in Ottawa, Ontario on Sunday July 17, 2011. The main stage at Ottawa Bluesfest collapsed during a severe thunderstorm that sent thousands of people running for cover. Bluesfest said there were no serious injuries. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Leon Switzer)
Ottawa Stage Collapse
Firefighters walk pass main stage at Ottawa Bluesfest after it collapsed in Ottawa, Ontario on Sunday July 17, 2011. The main stage at Ottawa Bluesfest collapsed during a severe thunderstorm that sent thousands of people running for cover. Bluesfest said there were no serious injuries. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Leon Switzer)
Ottawa Stage Collapse
People run for cover as a main stage at the Ottawa Bluesfest collapses, Sunday July 17, 2011, in Ottawa, Ontario. The main stage at Ottawa Bluesfest collapsed during a severe thunderstorm that sent thousands of people running for cover. Bluesfest said there were no serious injuries. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Marc Desrosiers)
Ottawa Stage Collapse
Emergency crews survey the damage after a stage collapsed at the Ottawa Blues festival in Ottawa, Ontario, Sunday July 17, 2011. The main stage at Ottawa Bluesfest collapsed Sunday night during a severe thunderstorm that sent thousands of people running for cover. The stage collapsed shortly before 8 p.m. while the band Cheap Trick was performing. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Fred Chartrand)
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