Friday, July 17, 2009
A second man has died overnight following the collapse of a stage constructed for a Madonna concert in France.
The latest victim of the collapse, Charles Prow, a 23-year-old from Leeds, UK, died at a hospital in Marseille from injuries he suffered when the partially-built roof of the city’s Velodrome Stadium he helped construct fell on Thursday.
Charles Criscenzo, a 53-year-old French worker, was killed instantly in the accident, with another eight people seriously injured and one American in a critical condition.
Firefighters said the accident occurred when the roof of the stage, set-up for a concert as part of Madonna’s Sticky and Sweet tour, became unbalanced as it was being lifted by four cranes, toppling one of them.
Madonna was in Udine, Italy, rehearsing for a concert when she was told of the incident.
During her concert in Udine, Madonna paid an emotional tribute to Prow and Criscenzo, saying, “I just wanted to take a moment to acknowledge and pay tribute to two people who lost their lives today.”
“It's a great tragedy to me,” the multi-Grammy award winner continued, visibly saddened by the news.
“I feel so devastated to be in any way associated with anyone's suffering.
"Let's all just take a moment to say a prayer for Charles Criscenzo and Charlie Prow. Our hearts go out to their family and loved ones.”
Madonna said she was “devastated” by the news of Prow’s death, and subsequently cancelled her concert planned for Sunday.
A second man has died overnight following the collapse of a stage constructed for a Madonna concert in France.
The latest victim of the collapse, Charles Prow, a 23-year-old from Leeds, UK, died at a hospital in Marseille from injuries he suffered when the partially-built roof of the city’s Velodrome Stadium he helped construct fell on Thursday.
Charles Criscenzo, a 53-year-old French worker, was killed instantly in the accident, with another eight people seriously injured and one American in a critical condition.
Firefighters said the accident occurred when the roof of the stage, set-up for a concert as part of Madonna’s Sticky and Sweet tour, became unbalanced as it was being lifted by four cranes, toppling one of them.
Madonna was in Udine, Italy, rehearsing for a concert when she was told of the incident.
During her concert in Udine, Madonna paid an emotional tribute to Prow and Criscenzo, saying, “I just wanted to take a moment to acknowledge and pay tribute to two people who lost their lives today.”
“It's a great tragedy to me,” the multi-Grammy award winner continued, visibly saddened by the news.
“I feel so devastated to be in any way associated with anyone's suffering.
"Let's all just take a moment to say a prayer for Charles Criscenzo and Charlie Prow. Our hearts go out to their family and loved ones.”
Madonna said she was “devastated” by the news of Prow’s death, and subsequently cancelled her concert planned for Sunday.
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