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| Show marquee collapses in winds | Show marquee collapses in winds |
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| An agricultural show had to be abandoned in Powys after a marquee collapsed in high winds. | An agricultural show had to be abandoned in Powys after a marquee collapsed in high winds. |
| Dozens of people were forced to flee after the 240ft long tent at the Sennybridge Show, keeled over. | Dozens of people were forced to flee after the 240ft long tent at the Sennybridge Show, keeled over. |
| Craft items, horticultural and household produce were damaged. | Craft items, horticultural and household produce were damaged. |
| "Very luckily there were no casualties but inevitably people have suffered a loss of stock," said Gethin Havard, chairman of Sennybridge Agricultural Society. | "Very luckily there were no casualties but inevitably people have suffered a loss of stock," said Gethin Havard, chairman of Sennybridge Agricultural Society. |
| Up to 2,000 people were estimated to be at the show on Saturday lunchtime. | Up to 2,000 people were estimated to be at the show on Saturday lunchtime. |
| People were evacuated from the tent and the show was abandoned | |
| Mr Havard said it was decided to abandon the show for safety reasons. | Mr Havard said it was decided to abandon the show for safety reasons. |
| 'Complete chaos' | 'Complete chaos' |
| "My three daughters were in the tent awaiting the results of judging and before they knew it, the canvas was coming down." | "My three daughters were in the tent awaiting the results of judging and before they knew it, the canvas was coming down." |
| Mid and West Wales Fire Service were quickly on the scene and said crews managed to make the collapsed tent safe and left the scene at just after 1500 BST. | |
| Craft stall holder Harriet Jones said: "It was complete chaos - one man was trapped under a table but people managed to get out." | Craft stall holder Harriet Jones said: "It was complete chaos - one man was trapped under a table but people managed to get out." |
| Show-goers clearing up after the marquee's collapse | |
| Miss Jones, with an arts and craft group from Mumbles, Swansea, added: "I grabbed what I could, luckily I have small items - jewellery - which I managed to wrap up, but there were crafts people with items like porcelain who lost stock." | Miss Jones, with an arts and craft group from Mumbles, Swansea, added: "I grabbed what I could, luckily I have small items - jewellery - which I managed to wrap up, but there were crafts people with items like porcelain who lost stock." |
| Show organisers say they will investigate what happened but said the winds did not appear exceptionally high at the time. | Show organisers say they will investigate what happened but said the winds did not appear exceptionally high at the time. |
| A small tent being used by the Army was also blown over. | A small tent being used by the Army was also blown over. |
| In another tent, the show's lunch was abandoned with wine bottles opened, after the showground was evacuated. | In another tent, the show's lunch was abandoned with wine bottles opened, after the showground was evacuated. |