Metal Warfare - Irish Metal Forum

Roof collapses during Morbid Angel show in Illinois

Started by Mithrandir, April 01, 2023, 03:39:23 AM

Previous topic - Next topic
Go Down
April 01, 2023, 03:39:23 AM
Just seeing footage and reports all over Twitter. Tornado hit the venue and the roof collapsed, seeing reports of 12 fatalities but unsure if confirmed. Fucking terrible if true.
#1 April 01, 2023, 03:40:04 AM
Fuck.
#2 April 01, 2023, 05:47:14 AM Last Edit: April 01, 2023, 06:56:23 AM by Bürggermeister
#3 April 01, 2023, 10:01:21 AM
'luckily' it was early in the show and there wasn't a huge amount of folks there yet. Opening band Crypta had finished so numbers down the front (where the roof collapse happened) were likely low enough.
#4 April 01, 2023, 10:02:37 AM
Was thinking this was a shitty April Fools gag at first.

Mental stuff, though!
#5 April 01, 2023, 06:28:11 PM
Dreadful news altogether. Especially for the poor sod who got crushed.
#6 April 02, 2023, 09:29:14 AM
The number is up to four dead now.
#7 April 02, 2023, 09:43:12 AM
What a disaster. Was the storm unexpected I wonder.
#8 April 02, 2023, 10:06:30 AM
Quote from: Eoin McLove on April 02, 2023, 09:43:12 AMWhat a disaster. Was the storm unexpected I wonder.

Seems it may not have been, venue at least could be in hot water....
#9 April 02, 2023, 10:13:14 AM
Quote from: hellfire on April 02, 2023, 09:29:14 AMThe number is up to four dead now.

Where are you seeing that? I'm still only seeing one dead.
#10 April 02, 2023, 05:04:37 PM
Saw it on Facebook earlier, can't even remember who posted it. Checked a few pages and you're right. It still seems to be one.
#11 April 02, 2023, 05:08:31 PM
I think there were four deaths in the area, that's probably where that number is coming from.
#12 April 02, 2023, 07:54:22 PM
Wasn't it a tornado, though.
How can they predict that, like.
#13 April 02, 2023, 08:57:39 PM
From what I've read there was only 10 minutes between a tornado warning being issued and the roof collapsing, people inside the venue likely didn't even know there was a warning issued.
Go Up