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Belvidere tornado Apollo theater roof collapse victim identified as Frederick Livingston Jr.

By FOX 32 Digital Team
Published  April 1, 2023 4:57pm CDT
Illinois
FOX 32 Chicago

Storm causes deadly roof collapse at theater in Belvidere

There were reports of 90 mph winds Friday night as violent weather moved through Illinois. The storm caused the roof to collapse on a crowd of concert goers inside the Belvidere Apollo Theatre killing one and injuring dozens of others.

BELVIDERE, Illinois - The man killed when the roof of the Apollo Theater in Belvidere, Illinois, collapsed during a tornado has been identified as Frederick Livingston Jr.

A heavy metal concert was in progress in the theater when the roof caved in on Friday night.

The National Weather Service said the tornado was an EF-1.

Roof collapses at Apollo Theare in Belvidere; multiple injuries reported

Multiple injuries were reported after a roof collapsed at a theater in Belvidere.

Forty other people were injured – two people with life-threatening injuries, two more with severe injuries, 18 with moderate injuries and five with minor injuries. 

There was a tornado warning siren at 7:24 p.m. Emergency personnel were called to the roof collapse at 7:47 p.m. The Belvidere Fire Department, located two blocks away from the Apollo, responded within minutes.

Witness describes scene of Belvidere theater roof collapse

The roof of the Apollo Theatre in Belvidere, Illinois collapsed Friday night as severe weather swept through the Chicago area.

The concert was to feature Revocation, Morbid Angel, and Skeletal Remains.

Morbid Angel put out a statement, saying in part: "Tonights show is Canceled due to a Tornado that hit the Venue…We are currently sheltering in place, and want to extend our support and hope that everyone at the show tonight is safe."

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