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Another view (quality) of Indiana State Fair stage collapse

12:16 a.m. Sunday:An officer with the Indiana State Police just updated the media. A press conference will happen around 1:30 a.m. He confirmed four people died and 40 others were taken to hospitals in Indianapolis. Their injuries range from slight to critical.11:56 p.m. This was posted on Sugarland's website:"We are all right after our stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair tonight. Many of our fans and friends in Indianapolis may not be. Please keep them in your thoughts, prayers, or whatever form of strength you are able to send. They need you. Thank you."11:50 p.m.The first video is the extended interivew with Kirby Ehler who saw the stage collapse. You can also see the video she took on her camera of the stage going down. She said she started recording because the strongs winds were blowing up a lot of dust, but she never expected the stage to fall like it did.UPDATE: 11:44 p.m.WISH-TV reports that the Marion County coroner confirmed four people have died. The Indiana State Police reported 24 people were hurt. WISH also reporting all the people who were trapped under the stage have been removed.**UPDATE**The National Weather Service reports four people died at the Indiana State Fair when the main stage collapsed during a concert. There are also multiple injuries. The coroner is on the scene. The winds were estimated between 60 and 70 miles per hour.Previous story:Strong winds ahead of a storm caused the main concert stage to fall into a crowd of people just before 9 p.m. Saturday.NewsChannel 15 employee Kirby Ehler was waiting to see Sugarland perform Saturday night when storms started moving in. Ehler said an announcer said the concert would be delayed for the storms, but was planning to continue as scheduled.That's when strong winds ahead of the storm moved in. The National Weather Service said the winds were estimated at 60 to 70 miles per hour."The wind just picked up and the stage just caught and the roof just caught and it went up like a sail and then it crashed forward into the people standing in the front. There were people trapped underneath and everyone was running and screaming. They were asking any medics or nurses not to leave," Ehler described to NewsChannel 15 over the phone from Indianapolis.

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Added: Aug-14-2011 Occurred On: Aug-14-2011
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