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4 dead, 70 injured as storm rips through Pukkelpop Festival in Brussels

by on Aug.19, 2011, under news

From MSNBC.com:
A storm slammed an east Belgium open-air music festival as American band Smith Westerns was on stage, killing four people and injuring more than 70 others, officials said.
Video from the Pukkelpop festival near the town of Hasselt showed stage equipment dangling in high winds as rain-soaked concertgoers ran for cover.
Chicago-based band Smith Westerns was on stage when the structure collapsed around them, NBC station WMAQ reported. None of the band members were injured but their equipment was destroyed.









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