15 injured as Oslo concert venue ceiling collapses | Inquirer News

15 injured as Oslo concert venue ceiling collapses

/ 08:31 AM August 22, 2016

OSLO, Norway — Fifteen people suffered minor injuries on Sunday when the ceiling of an Oslo concert venue collapsed during a show, police said.

“15 injured. They’re being attended to by medics,” Oslo police wrote on Twitter, adding: “No reports of serious injuries.”

Around 1,800 students from the Norwegian Business School were attending a show by American house DJ Steve Aoki at the Sentrum Scene venue when the accident happened.

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“The ceiling fell in and it was total chaos. The fire alarm sounded right away,” a student attending the concert, Charlotte Nilsen, told news agency NTB.

Police evacuated the building immediately and cordoned off the area while fire officials secured the site.

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