2 dead, 22 injured after circus tent collapses in New Hampshire
Two people have died and at least 22 others have been injured after a circus tent collapsed at Lancaster Fairgrounds, New Hampshire on Monday, according to local reports.
Initially, 250 people were trapped under the tent but they made it out safely, reported local channel NBC 5.
A tent collapsed this evening in Lancaster, NH. 2 killed, 15 hurt (this pic is from 7 hours ago on their FB page) pic.twitter.com/aQi2l7lonq
— Marty CBS News (@MartyCBS) August 4, 2015New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan said that first responders are en route to Lancaster to provide assistance to the injured.
Circus tent collapses in New Hampshire, multiple injuries reported: http://t.co/qcBADEvRjVpic.twitter.com/A8ZWkewsM0
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) August 4, 2015The tent collapse happened as a storm with powerful winds rattled the area, reported AP. A severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the National Weather Service across New England.
Here's the line of storms that killed two in a New Hampshire tent collapse tonight. #nhwx#severepic.twitter.com/LflOnSLscY
— Tim Buckley (@TimBuckleyWX) August 4, 2015Lancaster fairgrounds are about 90 miles north of the state capital in Concord.
Tent collapses @ Lancaster Fairgrounds in NH during circus. Reports of people injured. Multiple rescue crews on-scene pic.twitter.com/pSFNYRlreN
— Joe (@NewsProJoe) August 3, 2015
