Stage collapses at Pukkelpop Festival in Belgium
An outdoor stage at the Pukkelpop festival in Hasselt, Belgium has collapsed, killing at least one person, according to early media reports.
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The festival's Chateau stage came down during a severe storm just as Chicago rock band Smith Westerns were about to take the stage."Stage collapsed [Max Kakacek] almost got crushed by the tress," Cullen Omori, the band's singer, tweeted right after the incident. "I hope pukkelpop has insurance bc all our shit is broke."
- He later retracted the tweet about insurance, explaining:
30 Second to Mars singer Jared Leto was also tweeting as the event unfurled:
- Other acts at the festival, such as Seattle's Fleet Foxes, used Twitter to communicate with fans and loved ones:
- Photos from the scene began to roll onto Twitter as well:
RT @lvis1990: . @DJNightOwl @eyakubov The whole dance tent collapsed in a freak strom killing 6 people!! t.co/3Q0gM8x #pukklepop- As well as videos:
