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Ottawa Bluesfest stage collapses
Ottawa Bluesfest stage collapses
Ottawa Bluesfest stage collapses
Police, security and Bluesfest personnel rush onto the wreckage of the main stage, which stood several stories tall before it fell. Adam Dietrich / AP
Ottawa Bluesfest stage collapses
Rick Nielsen, the lead guitarist for the rock band Cheap Trick, walks past the collapsed main stage. "Everyone is okay and we are so lucky to be alive and hope that all the fans are okay too," the band, who was on stage, said via Facebook. Leon Switzer / AP
Ottawa Bluesfest stage collapses
Emergency crews survey the damage. Fred Chartrand / AP
Ottawa Bluesfest stage collapses
Parts of the stage tumbled on top of gear, including Cheap Trick's drum set. Leon Switzer / AP
Ottawa Bluesfest stage collapses
Dark skies hang over the Bluesfest crowd after the stage collapse. Leon Switzer / AP
Ottawa Bluesfest stage collapses
Firefighters survey the damage. Leon Switzer / AP
Ottawa Bluesfest stage collapses
People run for cover as a main stage at the Ottawa Bluesfest collapses. At the time, Ottawa was under a thunderstorm warning, with winds expected to reach 56 mph, according to the Associated Press. At least five others were injured. Marc Desrosiers / AP
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