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Apollo theatre balcony collapses, reports of 65 injured

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013 ... on-balcony

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Thu Dec 19, 2013 9:53 pm

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Re: Apollo theatre balcony collapses, reports of 65 injured

I'm amazed dozens weren't flattened it a balcony collapsed.

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Re: Apollo theatre balcony collapses, reports of 65 injured

From the bbc


	Quote: The Apollo's ornate plasterwork ceiling collapsed and brought part of the lighting rig down, it said.

When it said balcony, I thought it meant a whole tier of seats. If it's just some plaster work, the lack of fatalities isn't so surprising after all.

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Re: Apollo theatre balcony collapses, reports of 65 injured


	l3v1ck wrote: If it's just some plaster work, the lack of fatalities isn't so surprising after all.


	The Guardian wrote: Photographs from inside the theatre showed heavy beams and wood strewn across seats

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Re: Apollo theatre balcony collapses, reports of 65 injured

ProfessorF wrote:


	l3v1ck wrote: If it's just some plaster work, the lack of fatalities isn't so surprising after all.


	The Guardian wrote: Photographs from inside the theatre showed heavy beams and wood strewn across seats

Some very lucky people indeed.

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