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[quote:39hdbuhq][b:39hdbuhq]4 dead, 40 hurt in Indiana State Fair stage collapse[/b:39hdbuhq]

Four people were killed and 40 injured Saturday night when the grandstand stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.

In a press briefing at 12:25 a.m., Indiana State Police confirmed four deaths and said the wounded were taken to Methodist and Wishard hospitals.

"I want to be very frank that there could be other deaths," said state police Sgt. Dave Bursten during another briefing at 1:45 a.m.

The fair will be canceled today, he said. It is expected to resume Monday with a public service to honor the victims.

The fans at the Indiana State Fairgrounds' Hoosier Lottery Grandstand were being evacuated Saturday night to the nearby Pepsi Coliseum when a wind gust brought down the stage rigging for the country music concert.

The fans at the Indiana State Fairgrounds' Hoosier Lottery Grandstand were being evacuated Saturday night to the nearby Pepsi Coliseum when a wind gust brought down the stage rigging for the country music concert.

The gust of the wind brought down the production equipment shortly before 9 p.m. Saturday, according to Indianapolis Star reporter David Lindquist, who was at the fairgrounds for the Sugarland concert.

“The entire stage rigging collapsed, this is bad, this is very bad,” Lindquist said moments after it happened.

Medics and rescue crews throughout Indianapolis converged on the State Fairgrounds, 1202 E. 38th St. Roads in and around the fairgrounds were blocked to allow ambulances to get in and out of the track area.

Emergency workers established a command center and triage area to tend to the injured. Those hurt were being moved to a tunnel below the Grandstand Stage.

“It was like it was in slow motion, you couldn’t believe it was actually happening,” said concertgoer Amy Weathers, Centerville.

According to Lindquist, opening act Sara Bareilles finished her set by commenting what a beautiful night it was.[/quote:39hdbuhq]