Casualties as Ceiling of Top London Theater Collapses during Show
The ceiling of a top London theater collapsed during a performance on Thursday, causing an unknown number of casualties, a police spokesman said.
"We were called to the Apollo Theater in Shaftesbury Avenue to reports of a ceiling collapse during a performance. We are aware of a number of casualties, we don't know how many," the Scotland Yard spokesman told Agence France Presse.
Witnesses on local television and on social media said the incident happened during a performance of the hit West End show "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time."
Pictures on social media showed people fleeing the theater with head injuries and covered in dust.
There were unconfirmed reports that part of the balcony had collapsed on members of the audience below.
Source: Agence France Presse
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