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| Girl hurt by glass at Fringe show | Girl hurt by glass at Fringe show |
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| A girl has been treated in hospital after a skylight broke causing glass to land on her face while she was watching a show at the Edinburgh Fringe. | |
| The youngster, who is understood to be five, was injured during a performance of the Little Mermaid at C +3 venue on Chambers Street. | The youngster, who is understood to be five, was injured during a performance of the Little Mermaid at C +3 venue on Chambers Street. |
| The emergency services were called just after noon and the area was evacuated. | The emergency services were called just after noon and the area was evacuated. |
| An audience member said he heard a huge crash followed by a girl screaming and said the performers looked "shocked". | An audience member said he heard a huge crash followed by a girl screaming and said the performers looked "shocked". |
| The 36-year-old, who did not wish to be named, said: "Everybody sat in a stunned silence but it took about five to 10 minutes for staff to get a first aid kit to the girl." | The 36-year-old, who did not wish to be named, said: "Everybody sat in a stunned silence but it took about five to 10 minutes for staff to get a first aid kit to the girl." |
| 'Safe and ready' | 'Safe and ready' |
| A Scottish Ambulance spokesman said: "We received a call at 1207 BST to a young child who was taken to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh." | A Scottish Ambulance spokesman said: "We received a call at 1207 BST to a young child who was taken to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh." |
| Hartley Kemp, C venues artistic director, said: "During a performance of The Little Mermaid on 4 August, a section of glass fell from a skylight above the audience. | Hartley Kemp, C venues artistic director, said: "During a performance of The Little Mermaid on 4 August, a section of glass fell from a skylight above the audience. |
| "The performance was stopped and the audience was evacuated until the space could be made safe. | "The performance was stopped and the audience was evacuated until the space could be made safe. |
| "First aiders assisted one audience member who was injured, and an ambulance was called. | "First aiders assisted one audience member who was injured, and an ambulance was called. |
| "The University of Edinburgh, who own the building, have arranged repairs to the skylight, and the theatre space is now safe and ready to reopen later on Monday." | "The University of Edinburgh, who own the building, have arranged repairs to the skylight, and the theatre space is now safe and ready to reopen later on Monday." |