Monty Python - Four Yorkshiremen

Monty Python - Four Yorkshiremen
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The grassy venue inside Toronto's Downsview Park was a flurry of activity late Saturday afternoon. As staff went about their final preparations, a crush of Radiohead fans waited to flood the gates for the sold-out evening concert. Inside the beer tent, Oana Damian, 23, and a handful of other workers had just sat down for a meeting with their employer at about 4 pm when she heard a loud, "fireworks"-like crackling sound coming from the stage area. Her back to the stage, Damian twisted around and watched in horror as the stage's back scaffolding began to twist and snap, the white billowing canopy collapsing onto the stage where a work crew was preparing for the concert. Standing nearby, Irene Constantin, another beer tent worker, said the mangled metal and scaffolding "looked like toothpicks." "Everything went quiet for a few seconds and then people started jumping over the tables, running towards the stage," said Damian, recalling the dozens of workers who ran to help. Minutes later, one stage worker was dead and three others injured. The concert, which was scheduled to begin at 7:30 pm, was cancelled immediately. It remained unclear Saturday night what caused the stage to collapse, but police said emergency crews were working with the Ministry of Labour to determine what caused the fatal accident. Toronto police have issued three forensic specialists to investigate the accident. A Ministry of Labour spokesperson confirmed two ministry inspectors and one engineer are ...
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