Piccadilly theatre evacuated after roof collapses during show kirsty o connor pa wire a theatre in london s west end has been evacuated after its ceiling partially collapsed in the middle of.
Theatre roof collapse london.
Seventy six people have been injured seven seriously after part of a ceiling in london s apollo theatre collapsed during a show police say.
Emergency services were called to piccadilly theatre shortly before 8pm on.
Checks continue on other london venues this article is more than 6 years old investigation under way into cause of collapse as boris johnson says city s theatres are.
Firefighters are attending the piccadilly theatre where a section of plaster.
Several people were injured when parts of a ceiling collapsed during a piccadilly theatre show in london s west end.
London fire brigade said in a tweet.
Severa audience members were injured after the roof of the piccadilly theatre in central london collapsed onto the audience yesterday evening.
The ceiling collapsed on an upper tier in the west end theatre sparking screams.
Members of the emergency services work at the scene of the roof collapse at the apollo theatre in london rex simon stephens the show s playwright wrote on twitter.
Investigation begins into why roof caved in witnesses say west end theatre was gripped by chaos and panic as ceiling collapsed 45 minutes into play published.
It is not the first time a ceiling has collapsed in one of london s theatres.
Apollo theatre roof collapse.
In 2013 about 80 people were injured seven seriously after part of the apollo theatre s ceiling collapsed on.
The west end auditorium had to be evacuated just 20.