Ian H Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 It would appear that one person has been killed and major failure of Sl PA tower. ian --- just recieved text from one of crew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dosxuk Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 BBC News article here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8154643.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Lyall Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Without speculating at all (It would be wrong to) my thoughts go out to all the crew and friend's family involved. Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biro Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Isnt this the second stage on a Madonna gig to collapse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitlane Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 TMZ have got some footage of the aftermath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Lewis Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 See here and here. The structure collapsed during construction. Unfortunately, there's one dead and six injured. A sad reminder of the hazards involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitlane Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 A second person has died in hospital. It seems it is the British crew member. See here. This article names the dead as Charles Prow and Charles Criscenzo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
son of lx dad Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 I am on the current Madonna Tour and I would just like to stress that the cause of the accident is still very unclear. It is not anything to do with a lighting rig as the Daily Mail suggests in the above linked article. The event occurred during the lift of the main roof by four cranes. The main touring crew were with the show in Udine Italy at the time. All on the Madonna crew send love to the familys of the two men killed, a local rigger and a member of one of the touring Steel crews. Much love is also sent to those still in hospital. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulears Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Moderation: With the addition of on the spot information, and the fact that any real official technical report will be a long time coming, we're going to close this topic now to avoid the usual speculation and repeated comments from non-technical media sources. Thanks to all who contributed.:** laughs out loud **: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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