Around two dozen students were hurt last (Thursday) night when a stage collapsed at Westfield High School in Westfield, Indiana. It happened around 10:30 p.m. during the finale of the play “American Pie”. Initially news reports indicate one student is in critical condition, but the latest information is the injuries are all minor..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bjfsqiui6fw
Michael Anthony Adams, Indianapolis Star:
Student performers had just gathered toward the front of the stage for the last song of the concert when the platform they were standing on gave way and sent them tumbling into the orchestra put.
I’m sorry if you don’t like this but here is a video of what happened. I witnessed this firsthand. Prayers for every1 pic.twitter.com/NEP9sCcS0V
— Zach Rader (@zachrader22) April 24, 2015
“Some parents rushed the stage area,” said Mandi McKinley Brown, who was in the auditorium when the stage collapsed. “Most of us stayed in our seats to stay out of the way. People were lifting large pieces of the stage out of the pit from on top of the kids.”
Joe Lyons, fire chief at the Westfield Fire Department, said multiple injuries were reported. As of early Friday morning, at least one student was confirmed critical at St. Vincent Hospital on W. 86th Street.
