Last night, the ceiling of the popular Apollo Theatre, in London collapsed during a performance of Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. According to eyewitness statements, they heard screams as plaster crashed down onto the audience resulting to a mass evacuation of the venue.
Seven people were reported to have been seriously injured while about 81 others are said to have been treated for minor injuries
Westminster Council has launched an investigation into the causes of the incident and says the theatre is now safe. All performances scheduled at the Apollo Theatre centre have now been cancelled and the earliest date scheduled for activities to resumed at the centre is January 4, 2014.
See photos from the disaster below.
Photo credit: The Daily Mail