25 hurt as rock concert floor collapses in Sweden

Around 25 people were taken to hospital with minor injuries after parts of a floor collapsed in a Swedish opera house during a rock concert, police said today.

25 hurt as rock concert floor collapses in Sweden
Sun, 28 Jan, 2007 - 11:43

Around 25 people were taken to hospital with minor injuries after parts of a floor collapsed in a Swedish opera house during a rock concert, police said today.

Witnesses told news agency TT that parts of a makeshift floor at the Umea opera house in northern Sweden gave way during a concert with Swedish rock band Mando Diao late night.

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