![]() ![]() The night’s headliner, metal band Morbid Angel, announced on Facebook that their show was canceled due to the weather. The venue’s event coordinator estimated that approximately 260 concertgoers, staff and performers were in the theater, the chief said. Rescue teams performed an initial search of the theater and were carrying out a second search, “looking into the stabilization of the building,” Schadle said. Twenty-eight people were taken to hospital by ambulance, he said, adding that five had severe injuries. It is not yet clear whether the storm caused the theater’s roof to cave in.įirst responders arrived within minutes of the collapse and began pulling people from the debris, Belvidere Fire Department Chief Shawn Schadle said. The collapse occurred as a storm hit Belvidere’s Boone County, with winds in the area reported to be in excess of 50 mph. More than 200 people were packed inside the Apollo Theatre in Belvidere, Illinois, for an event when its roof collapsed Friday night, leaving one person dead and dozens injured, the city fire chief said. Rescuers work the scene at the Apollo Theatre after a severe spring storm caused damage and injuries during a concert, late Friday in Belvidere, Illinois. Sullivan County was under a tornado warning and a special statement had been sent out on the storm that moved through the county. Howard County Emergency Management Director Janice Hart, however, described the damage in the county as minor and reported no injuries. Lamb said that a tornado had touched down in the area, however, the National Weather Service has not confirmed any of the storms in the state are tornadoes.Īccording to meteorologist Andrew White with the Indianapolis Office of the National Weather Service, three Indiana counties - Howard, Johnson, and Sullivan - have been hit hard by storms. The mayor also thanked local police, fire, and ambulance services for their assistance. Sullivan is around 100 miles southwest of Indianapolis. “First responders need clear streets so they can tend to affected areas. Please pray for the Sullivan families and public safety personnel.” “We need all citizens to stay safe and stay put,” Lamb said in a Facebook post overnight. Multiple houses in the small city of Sullivan, Indiana, have sustained “severe damage” due to storms in the area, said Sullivan Mayor Clint Lamb. ![]()
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