(CNN) -- An air-supported canopy over the Dallas Cowboys' practice field collapsed during a heavy thunderstorm Saturday afternoon, leaving one person critically injured and six others hurt, firefighters said.
As many as 80 people may have been inside the facility when it was blown down shortly before 3:30 p.m. (4:30 p.m. ET), said Mike Adams, a dispatcher for the Irving, Texas, fire department. Rescuers were continuing to comb through the wreckage beneath the fallen canopy, but, "Everyone as far as we know is accounted for," Adams said.
Video from CNN affiliate WFAA showed the canopy caving in during a heavy storm, sending players, coaches and a handful of reporters and photographers scrambling to escape.
WFAA-TV photojournalist Arnold Payne, who was on the sidelines of the indoor practice field when the collapse occurred, said the wind "just started shaking the sides of this big huge plastic practice tent."
"The lights started swinging from the ceiling, and just like that ? the thing just started collapsing," Payne said. "They could hear people under there screaming; I could see two or three people injured.".
Cowboys' owner Jerry Jones told NBC that about 27 rookies from the NFL team and members of the team's coaching staff were inside the suburban Dallas facility at the time.
"They did not get good warning there, and the structure did collapse," Jones said, speaking from the Kentucky Derby in Louisville. "We're assessing who's injured at this particular time."
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hope the injured heal quickly, thats some scarey shit right there.
Posted May-2-2009 ByOzzyGodsmack (299.06) OzzyGodsmack Send Message
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I hope all the injured make a full recovery.
Posted May-2-2009 ByAvgDude2 (451.52) AvgDude2 Send Message
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hmm, didnt think the wind was that bad, it just passed us.
Posted May-2-2009 ByJuanJimal (23.60) JuanJimal View Channel Send Message
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Why would they build a dome over their field, so their players can acclimate to the similarly tranquil conditions of Green Bay and mile high?
%u201CI%u2019m wearing black so that my players won%u2019t come to me complaining about the heat, because they know i don%u2019t care%u201D -- Mike Tomlin
Posted May-2-2009 By40s (37.16) 
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"I%u2019m wearing black so that my players won%u2019t come to me complaining about the heat, because they know i don%u2019t care" --Mike Tomlin
Hope the injured get better.
Posted May-2-2009 By40s (37.16) 
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Hmmm lets make a building out of air. Ok! what could go wrong?
Posted May-2-2009 Bybabieshappen (84.50) babieshappen View Channel Send Message
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stupid fat roided up cowboys couldnt even save themselves
Posted May-4-2009 Bybruceleeyourface (23.38) bruceleeyourface View Channel Send Message
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gee, a canopy bubble isnt safe in a wind storm. Whod of thought.
Oh, Texas. OK
Posted May-2-2009 ByIntelligencer (85.68) 
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