3 Injured After Akon Stage Collapse
10/27/07
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(E!) A free concert featuring hip-hop star Akon at Emory University in Atlanta was canceled Thursday afternoon after part of the outdoor stage collapsed during construction, injuring three people, two of them seriously, according to DeKalb County officials."It's probable that the weight of the lighting may have contributed to the canopy falling," DeKalb County Fire Captain Eric Jackson told Atlanta's WXIA-TV. "In the midst of trying to prepare to get everything readyspecifically to perform a sound check, is when the canopy that is on this temporary stage collapsed." - more on this story
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