Indianapolis stage collapse compiled raw footage w/ State Fire radio audio

Compiled video from the Indianapolis State Fair grandstand stage collapse Aug 13, 2011, paired with the audio from Indianapolis State Fire emergency radio.

Sugarland was about to perform when high winds took the stage down. Sara Bareilles had opened the concert earlier. 5 died and 50 were transported to hospitals.

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"Local Doctor Aids Victims After Indiana Stage Collapse" - Dr. Dean Silas of Advocate Lutheran General Hospital was attending the concert with family members.

By Pam DeFiglio

When Dean Silas, M.D., was waiting for the start of the Sugarland concert at the Indiana State Fair Saturday, he had no idea he'd soon be volunteering his medical skills to help in a catastrophe.

The stage collapsed after a sudden freakish storm, and five people were killed and dozens injured. 

Silas, of Deerfield, spoke to reporters Monday afternoon at a press conference at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, where he specializes in gastroenterology. He detailed how the storm looked as it came up, how he made his way to the injured and how he tried to help in the middle of the chaotic scene, according to nbcchicago.com.

"It kept getting darker and darker... Everyone was anticipating a storm," he said, describing the scene as he sat with his wife and daughter, who lives in Indianapolis. 

It had been hot, with almost no air movement, before the storm, and people were expecting it to rain, he said. About four minutes before the storm hit, someone from the state fair announced they were hopeful the concert would continue, but did not order an evacuation, he said.

"There was darkness coming up from the infield," he said, explaining he thought it was rain but it turned out to be dust.

"From the time it was seen to the time the stage collapsed was about 10 to 15 seconds...this gust came out of absolutely nowhere."

Wanting to help treat the injured, Silas made his way to the area near the stage, which took four to five minutes.

The scene was chaotic, with spectators trying to lift fallen equipment and extricate people. Silas observed a mass of metal, and said that by the time he got there, some concert-goers were trying to administer first aid to the injured. A couple of people had already been determined to be fatally injured, he said.

There were also "a couple of people with leg injuries, a young woman with muscular contusions on her back, another woman with injuries that I couldn't ascertain," he said. "Another woman we were doing CPR on."

"I helped triage a couple people," he said. Spectators were using folding tables and wooden boards as makeshift pallets.  

When Emergency Medical Services personnel arrived, he said,the number of injured made it hard for them to reach all of those who needed help right away. 

"It was pure chaos and pandemonium," he recalled. 
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[totallyraddz]

my cheerleading coach, meagan toothman, was the 7th person to die from injuries when this happened. ive known her all my life and she was the sweetest girl ive ever known! RIP meagz! I love you and i'll miss you forever!

[metalmadman01]

this is why i like general admin. shows. you pick where you want to be. close or far. the people in front, possilby paid high ticket costs and sat in shit weather so they can get crushed in this tragic event. the seats on the ground, usually held together by zip ties, i am sure made it harder to get away.hence 7 tragic deaths and a scar on the name SUGARLAND and the promoters who did not cancel due to weather. cancel a show and lose money or keep the show and be responsible for 7 DEATHS!

[Roemming]

@metalmadman01 we have learned through out the whole world of this! We can't even raise the speakers in low - mid winds because of the risk of failures in the stages ( the weight of the speaker system) I will never say this was great, but i will say its good that we got our eyes open for what could happend any place in the world! And prevent this to happend again!

[tamara229]

This gives me so much more faith in humanity. So many people banded togther to try and free the people who were trapped. Although its such a sad event, its amazing to see how random people will always work together to save others after almost losing their own lives :)

[necessaryevil101]

dam :( 

[abooo000dy11]

That God is capable of everything | | is sent to you, O storm Jewish

[FTWLivee]

im was saying oh shit, and i covered my mouth at 1:15 .. saddest day of my life.

[totallyraddz]

@atari26003 fuck you, stupid troll!

[RonnieRadkeluver13]

This is the saddest thing I've ever seen, and some of the comments I've read are really heartless. How are those people supposed to know that stage would collapse? They aren't idiots, they're passionate, and that's something a lot of people just don't understand.

[atari26003]

@totallyraddz lol

[Dreamer617]

@True0Faith Newsflash but many of us don't believe in god anymore so you should probably just go away.

[Dreamer617]

i was downtown when this happened.. the wind was incredible.. scary stuff..