Almost
80 people were injured last night when part of Central London’s historic Apollo
Theatre's ceiling collapsed onto the audience during a West End show.
76
people were hurt during the performance of the “The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night” at the Apollo theatre
in Shaftesbury Avenue.
Police
were called just after 8.15pm last night after a section of the theatre's
ceiling fell onto the audience around 45 minutes into the play.
Masonry
and ornate plaster from the Grade II listed theatre plummeted on to the stalls
below, dragging a section of the balcony with it, striking members of the
packed audience and filling the theatre with clouds of thick dust.
There
were an estimated 720 people watching the show at the time.
Kingsland
fire station manager Nick Harding said the section of the ceiling which
collapsed into the audience took parts of the balconies with it as it came
crashing down.
"In
my time as a fire officer I've never seen an incident like this. I imagine lots
of people were out enjoying the show in the run-up to Christmas. My thoughts go
out to all those affected," he said.
London
Ambulance Service said it treated 76 patients, of whom 58 were taken to four
hospitals.
Of
those, 51 had suffered minor injuries and seven more serious injuries. There
were no fatalities.
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