AP August 13: Fans waiting to see Sugarland attempt to hold up the stage after high winds blew the stage over at the Indiana State Fair.
Authorities said they have confirmed at least four deaths after a stage collapsed Saturday night during a storm at the Indiana State Fair, where country act Sugarland was set to perform.
About two dozen people were reported injured in the incident at the fairgrounds in Indianapolis. Strong winds caused the stage rigging for the outdoor concert to collapse, trapping and injuring concert-goers shortly before 9 p.m.
No one was performing at the time, witnesses said. The opening act had finished, and the crowd was waiting for Sugarland to take the stage.
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A massive gust of wind brought down a stage at the Indiana State Fair on Saturday night, killing at least four and injuring more than 40 People .The Indianapolis Department of Public Safety posted on its Twitter page the death toll and said that 40 people had been taken to area hospitals.Two local hospitals placed the number of injured at 43 . Sara Bareilles had finished her set at the Hoosier Lottery Grandstand stage when the wind knocked down the rigging on to the stage. The show's headliners, country music duo Sugarland, was to take the stage next.The official Twitter page of the Indiana State Fair said officials would make announcements as they come .
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