Witnesses described 'chaos' inside the Apollo Theatre in Belvidere as people at the gig helped to free others from the debris.
One person has died and 28 were injured after the roof at a heavy metal concert in Illinois collapsed during a storm.
Police in Belvidere, about 50 miles west of Chicago, believe a tornado was to blame and described the scene as"absolute chaos". It happened as a violent storm system hit the US south and Midwest, causing widespread damage to homes and businesses andBelvedere fire chief Shawn Schadle said there were 260 people at the Apollo Theatre when the collapse happened at about 7.48pm local time on Friday.
He said emergency workers had to deal with downed power lines outside the venue and also had to rescue someone from a lift."The winds, when I was walking up to the building, it went like from zero to a thousand within five seconds."Ms Lewellyn said people at the gig helped rescue victims from the debris.
"They dragged someone out from the rubble and I sat with him and I held his hand and I was 'It's going to be okay'," she said."I didn't really know much else what to do."
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