"They hope that this event can be completed. There are no instructions to evacuate," said Silas. "The crowd started in the infield, theater, and you can see there are a lot of mud and sand flies."
About three minutes before 9 in the wind gusts over 60 kmh collapsed, killing five people, including a 29-year-old in Chicago, and dozens more were injured Saturday night in Indianapolis.
"Chaos. Absolute chaos," said Silas, "There is no organization, but all have helped someone or trying to get people or equipment, structural improvement.."
Daughter of Silas, the lovers of the time, the storm is the movie, which has strengthened and has captured the tragic event.
"He took the picture, he moved forward, and start recording video, the wind began to blow," he said, "about 10 or 15 seconds. After that, see if you can break the plane above the frame and pull away and collapsed after a few seconds, all the forests and the support structure. "
Power, a lawyer with 52 years of digestion Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, rushed to the horrific scene of nearly 100 concerts and events staff to enforce the implementation of the wounded in the table on a gurney in an emergency.
No ambulance or emergency medical services received up to 10 minutes after the accident, said Silas
"I introduced myself as a doctor and told him he wanted help," he said, "I see the number of patients, a serious injury, the injury is not too serious.."
Workers set up a control center for the wounded in support of tunnel under the stage, lightning filled the sky and the rain fell in the exhibition.
Indiana State Police said the death toll rose to 40, sometimes with fatal injuries.
"All the pitchers to do what I can to help the victims and move the team to go to the gallows," said Silas. "It started a little rain, but everyone knew that storm."
Among those killed was Christine Saint-Jacques in Chicago as a "rising star" and "community champion for women's health" of the Howard Brown Health Center, described the Health in Chicago, where he worked.
"The sudden and disruptive loss of Christina leaving the entire community, including the Howard Brown Health Center, her family, her heart broken," said Jamal M. Edwards, president and CEO of the Center, said in a statement Sunday. "Our thoughts and prayers with friends and family of Christine and her colleagues are very Alisha Brennon, who is also a good friend and BSES was seriously injured but not killed in the accident."
Santiago is a Lesbian Community Care Project Manager Howard Brown, and worked at the medical center for almost six years, Edwards said. Friends and colleagues held a vigil Sunday night to mourn for them.
And McCarthy, chief meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Indianapolis, said that 60-70 kmh wind, a massive fraud that fell far stronger than the impulses in other areas of exposure.
Terms of Indiana show that the police refused to contact service employees in good time, four times of 5.30 and 20.00 bis Weather Watch 08:00 am, the storm of hail and winds of 40 miles / Time is hoped that the results of the field to 9: 15 hours
Sgt. David Bürsten Indiana State police said that the only preparation for the evacuation of visitors began calling at 8:30 and move more troops to serve in the platform to evacuate the crowd when the order is given.
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Identified the other dead Bürsten Bigjohny Alina, 23, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Tammy Vandam, 42, of Wanatah, Indiana, and two Indianapolis residents, 49 and 51 years Glenn Goodrich, Nathan Byrd. Byrd, an engineer on the platform when he crashed and died during the night.
The duo Sugarland, Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush, is ready to go on stage, but the decision to tour manager may be able to save his life.
They were "waiting to enter the prayer circle on the stage and tour manager, spent a few minutes due to bad weather" in the country duo of Gail Gellman bunker manager told CNN. "And if not, it will be in place. But it is clear that the destruction in any case. ... It's great for us."