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Sugar Pit Tragedy Summary

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An article was published that discusses some of the occurrences that took place at the Indiana state fair when the stage collapse. Botelho (2014) wrote that authorities took the stage to warn the crowd to seek shelter due to the rough conditions of the approaching storms. A few minutes later, speakers and metal scaffolding fell into the "Sugar Pit," a section usually occupied by Sugarland's most enthusiastic fan. Those fans that lost their lives consisted of five women according to Strong (2012). The other two lives succumbed to the tragedy was Nathan Byrd and Glenn Goodrich. Nathan was a spotlight operator, and when the stage collapsed, he came crashing down with it; Glenn worked security and was standing along the edge of the stage when the

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