Beer tent collapses near Cards’ stadium; 1 killed, 100 hurt

Beer tent collapses near Cards’ stadium; 1 killed, 100 hurt

Associated Press

ST. LOUIS

A fast-moving storm ripped a large beer tent near Busch Stadium from its moorings and sent it and debris hurtling through the air, killing one person, seriously injuring several others and causing a panic among the many Cardinals fans inside.

Saturday’s collapse of the tent outside Kilroy’s Sports Bar near Busch Stadium, one of several that cater to spillover bar crowds before and after games, happened about 80 minutes after the St. Louis’ 7-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.

Seventeen of the roughly 200 people who were in the tent were taken to hospitals and up to 100 others were treated at the scene.