The Apollo Theatre in London, England, built in 1901, recently collapsed... partly. During a show attended by about 700 people, the ceiling started to collapse. Martin Bostock, an audience member, said,"At first we thought it was part of the show, then I got hit in the head." The collapse was related to a heavy rainstorm that started at about 7:00 in the evening, the crash occuring at about 8:15. Dozens of people were injured, five of them being sent to the hospital. No deaths have been reported.
Maybe they should change the laws of business maintenance in England. This theater, being more than 110 years old, obviously had not been observed for safety in a while. If a storm is going to make it collapse, there is a problem. I just hope that those who were injured turn out alright. This also makes me think about other historic theaters. Then again, this might have just been a freak accident we don't have to worry about. You can never be sure.
This is really sucky. The innocent people just wanted some entertainment to clear their heads, but instead they get hit over the head.
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