Apollo Theatre Roof Collapses in Illinois During Concert, Killing One and Injuring Dozens

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survived the roof collapse at Morbid Angel’s Illinois gig last week have described the ordeal of being trapped and then rescued.Just after 7:45pm last Friday evening (March 31), severe storm conditions caused the roof at the Apollo Theatre – a century-old venue in Belvidere, Illinois – to cave in on itself, killing one man, Fred Livingston Jr, and injuring a further 40 concertgoers.Speaking to CBS 2, Daniel Barac described the terrifying incident in an interview conducted from his hotel room in Madison, Wisconsin.“I heard a big crack, and then I started running – and then that’s when the whole roof came down on me and other people,” he said.“It kind of hurt, but then once I was stuck under there, then it really hurt — because I was just trapped underneath all this heavy debris in rubble and old bricks, and the old roof,” he added. “I could still see through like a little space in the debris, and I could still stick my hand out.

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a venue’s roof collapsing at a Morbid Angel concert last week – have launched a crowdfunding campaign to cover “the costs that come along with losing a family member”.Just after 7:45pm last Friday evening (March 31), severe storm conditions caused the roof at the Apollo Theatre – a century-old venue in Belvidere, Illinois – to cave in on itself, killing Livingston and injuring a further 40 concertgoers. Morbid Angel were hosting a sold-out concert there at the time, however they had not yet taken to the stage, and only 260 of their expected 1,500 concertgoers had arrived.Livingston’s fundraiser was set up by his niece, Brittany Mills, who wrote in a statement shared alongside it: “Our family still cannot comprehend this unexpected tragedy and we are asking for donations to help with the costs that come along with losing a family member.

The Washington Post, the incident occurred just after 7:45pm on Friday (March 31) – roughly 45 minutes after the concert started – with some 260 people inside when the venue’s roof caved in; Brazilian death metal outfit Crypta had just finished their performance. The venue itself holds a total of 1,500 concertgoers, with the show on Friday being sold out.The man killed in the incident has been identified as Fred Livingston Jr, and was described by Dan Zaccard – Boone County’s emergency management director – as a 50-year-old man.

The Chicago Tribune reports.At this time, it is unknown if a tornado touched down in Belvidere, Illinois, which is about 70 miles northwest of Chicago, but other buildings in the downtown area of the town of about 25,000 people suffered significant damage and wind speeds of 90mph were clocked.A little less than 300 people were inside the theater for a show headlined by Florida death metal band Morbid Angel, along with the groups Crypta, Skeletal Remains, and Revocation. WLS-TV reports that the concert-goers were waiting for the sold out show to start when the storm hit.

Charna Flam A roof collapse at the Apollo Theater in Belvidere, Ill. left at least one concertgoer dead and dozens more injured on Friday evening. The Apollo Theater was hosting “The United States of Terror” tour, headlined by four heavy metal bands — Crypta, Revocation, Skeletal Remains and Morbid Angel. After Crypta’s set, the venue made an announcement that the show would need to take a brief pause before Morbid Angel took the stage, due to the ongoing extreme weather conditions. Minutes after the initial announcement, the full roof collapsed on top of the concertgoers, per the New York Times. The venue was hosting roughly 260 patrons. More than 40 people were hospitalized, with five people suffering severe injuries. At least one person died in the incident. Belvidere Fire Chief Shawn Schadle reported that two of those impacted are suffering with life-threatening injuries.

The roof of a Belvidere, Illinois, concert venue collapsed Friday night, killing one person and sending dozens of others to the hospital.

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