London's Apollo Theatre ceiling collapses during performance

Dozens of theatergoers were injured Thursday when a section of the Apollo Theatre ceiling collapsed during a performance attended by hundreds of people in London, emergency services said. A number of people were initially trapped under the debris but later freed, NBC News reports.

Some 720 people were expected to be inside viewing a performance of "The Curious Incident Of The Dog in the Night-time," based on a best-selling mystery novel.

According to the report, the collapse of part of the ceiling brought down sections of a balcony. Seventy-six people are said to be hurt from the collapse.

The Apollo Theatre first opened its doors in February 1901.

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