Theatre Roof Collapse London

Investigation begins into why roof caved in witnesses say west end theatre was gripped by chaos and panic as ceiling collapsed 45 minutes into play published.

Theatre roof collapse london.

Seventy six people have been injured seven seriously after part of a ceiling in london s apollo theatre collapsed during a show police say. It is not the first time a ceiling has collapsed in one of london s theatres. Thank you for your. Severa audience members were injured after the roof of the piccadilly theatre in central london collapsed onto the audience yesterday evening.

The west end auditorium had to be evacuated just 20. Checks continue on other london venues this article is more than 6 years old investigation under way into cause of collapse as boris johnson says city s theatres are. Several people were injured when parts of a ceiling collapsed during a piccadilly theatre show in london s west end. Emergency services were called to piccadilly theatre shortly before 8pm on.

A roof collapsed during a live show in london s west end causing several injuries and the evacuation of a theatre. Media caption wendell pierce apologised for the roof collapse. Firefighters are attending the piccadilly theatre where a section of plaster. Members of the emergency services work at the scene of the roof collapse at the apollo theatre in london rex simon stephens the show s playwright wrote on twitter.

London fire brigade said in a tweet. The ceiling collapsed on an upper tier in the west end theatre sparking screams.