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76 reported injured in London theatre ceiling collapse

The ceiling of a packed London theatre collapsed on the audience during a hit show on Thursday, wounding about 76 people including children and leaving terrified theatregoers covered in blood and rubble.

20.12.2013

(AFP) The ceiling of a packed London theatre collapsed on the audience during a hit show on Thursday, wounding about 76 people including children and leaving terrified theatregoers covered in blood and rubble.

A sell-out crowd of around 720 people was in the Apollo Theatre watching "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time" when ornate masonry and rigging fell some five storeys onto their heads.