Fatal stage collapse at fair an unforseeable fluke, Indiana governor says

Monday, August 15, 2011

INDIANAPOLIS -- The wind gust that toppled a stage at the Indiana State Fair Saturday night, killing five and injuring dozens of fans waiting for the country band Sugarland to perform, was a fluke that no one could have anticipated, the governor and others said Sunday.

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