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http://www.ajc.com/news/news/the-tabernacle-evacuated-due-to-shaky-floors/ndHTG/
Downtown Atlanta concert hall evacuated amid reports of cracked floor
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A fire
marshal cut short Friday night’s concert at The Tabernacle after he
noticed a light and joists moving on the stage floor where Panic! At The
Disco was playing to a sold-out crowd.
“This was going to be a
story either way — an evacuation or a collapse,” Fire Lt. Ulysses
Gladden said of his concern at the movement and floor support he
shouldn’t have been able to see.
Gladden and venue managers evacuated The Tabernacle, ending the show after just two songs. No one was injured.
“The
situation could have been much worse and a large crack developing in a
floor with hundreds of people on it is a major problem,” said John
Anderson, who was at the concert. “As somebody who was on the floor at
the time, I am very appreciative that an expert was there doing their
job so well, and that helped keep us safe.”
The Tabernacle brought in structural engineers Saturday morning to help determine what happened.
“The
safety of all at The Tabernacle — fans, performers and crew — is our
number one priority and we will always side with caution,” venue
officials said in the Facebook post. “We were completely impressed with
how calmly everyone left the building when directed by the Fire Marshall
(sic).”
The Las Vegas-based band’s lead singer used Twitter to reach fans angered over the show’s abrupt end.
“Holy (expletive),
Atlanta,
we broke the venue with our floor-collapsing ROCK!” Brandon Urie
posted. “But don’t worry. We’re working on rescheduling the show.”
Urie later tweeted that the band would return to
Atlanta sometime this summer.
“That
was crazy,” Urie posted. “Glad everyone’s ok, even though it still
sucks we can’t play. We’ll see your beautiful faces in the summer.”
Ticket holders can get refunds at their points of purchase, according to another post on The Tabernacle’s Facebook page.
Saturday’s concert featuring country singer Corey Smith was rescheduled for May 10. Tickets for the original Feb. 8 date will be honored.
“Safety 1st,” Smith wrote on his Twitter account Saturday afternoon. “Sorry for inconvenience.”
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