2 dead, 15 hurt after N.H. circus tent collapses in storm

This picture shows the severe storm in Lancaster on radar at the time of the tent collapse.

A tent has collapsed in the US state of New Hampshire.

State Fire Marshal William Degnan said late Monday night that the injured were taken to four regional hospitals.

Two spectators were killed and several others injured when a circus tent collapsed during severe weather in Lancaster, New Hampshire, officials said.

State police say 250 people were in the tent when it collapsed.

Police say it is unclear exactly how many people were hurt. A representative for the company was not immediately available for comment.

Gov. Maggie Hassan announced on Twitter that the State Emergency Operations Center has been activated and a Disaster Behavioral Response Team is on their way to the scene.

The National Weather Service said severe thunderstorms were expected in the area on Monday evening. The Lancaster accident comes a day after high winds blew over a tent at a music festival in the Chicago suburb of Wood Dale, killing a 35-year-old man and injuring 15 others.