Father, daughter killed in circus tent collapse

Mike Barwell, a spokesman for Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, said a 5-year-old boy was in fair condition there. The annual celebration known as the Prairie Fest had attracted about 5,000 people when the tent collapsed.

The highly popular Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago was also briefly closed due to stormy weather. Organizers ended the ultimate day of the pageant 30 minutes early Sunday night time when one other storm hit the world.

Associated Press writer Kathy McCormack in Concord, New Hampshire, contributed to this report.

He said there were 100 people in the tent when it collapsed.

“Julie Fuller of Lunenberg, Vt., was with her 2-year-old daughter when winds estimated at 60 miles per hour struck”.

“Their responsibility is for the safety of their guests”, Degnan said. “But I’m sure they have to wait for any investigation to be over before they know they can come”, said Blouin. Officials are investigating whether that request was made.

“You just hear these children screaming and crying, and things are flying all over the place”, Medeiros said. “That’s why it’s very important for the public who was there to reach out to the fire marshal’s office and talk with them so we can piece together what happened as accurately as possible”.

Heidi Medeiros was enjoying the circus with her young son in Lancaster, New Hampshire, Monday evening, when a rainstorm suddenly turned deadly, and she was desperate to get her 3-year-old away from the chaos.

For circus-type events, state law requires any event in a tent with more than 50 people in attendance to hold a license from town or city officials, which can include the fire department or selectmen.

At least a few of the injured have been released from hospitals.

Two people died and dozens were injured when a circus tent collapsed in Lancaster, New Hampshire on Monday, August 3, 2015.