Ottawa Bluesfest Stage Collapse Photos
03:01 PM,
Monday 7/18/11
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It’s not pretty when a festival’s main stage clashes with Mother Nature.
Eight people were injured yesterday after a severe thunderstorm blew into the festival during Cheap Trick’s performance, sending fans running for cover. While the band and most festival goers managed to find shelter from the storm, at least eight people injured resulting in two people having to be hospitalized.
People run for cover as a main stage at the Ottawa Bluesfest collapses.
July 17, 2011
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Police, security and Bluesfest personnel rush onto the wreckage of the main stage at the Ottawa Bluesfest.
July 17, 2011
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Firefighters walk pass main stage at Ottawa Bluesfest after it collapsed in Ottawa, Ontario
July 17, 2011
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Collapsed main stage at the Ottawa Bluesfest.
July 17, 2011
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Cheap Trick lead guitarist Rick Nielsen walks past the main stage at Ottawa Bluesfest after it collapsed.
July 17, 2011
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Workers install a security fence in front of the Ottawa Bluesfest main stage.
July 17, 2011
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--Jay Smith