Elevate your local knowledge

Sign up for the iNFOnews newsletter today!

Select Region

Selecting your primary region ensures you get the stories that matter to you first.

Year after fatal tent collapse, company faces suits, charges

Year after fatal tent collapse, company faces suits, charges | iNFOnews.ca
FILE - In a Aug. 4, 2015 file photo, investigators work at the scene of a circus tent that collapsed, killing a father and his 6-year-old daughter in Lancaster, N.H. A year after the circus tent collapsed a Florida-based circus operator faces numerous charges and lawsuits. About 100 people were inside the tent on Aug. 3, 2015, at the Lancaster Fairgrounds when a storm blew through, toppling it. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)

CONCORD, N.H. – A year after a circus tent collapsed in New Hampshire killing a man and his 6-year-old daughter, a Florida-based circus operator is faces numerous charges and lawsuits.

About 100 people were inside the tent on Aug. 3, 2015 at the Lancaster Fairgrounds when a storm blew through, toppling it.

Robert Young and his daughter Annabelle, of Concord, Vermont, were killed, and 50 others injured.

Sarasota-based Walker International Events is facing seven lawsuits, including a wrongful death suit filed by Young’s family. Walker has denied the various allegations or said it doesn’t know enough to “form a belief” about them.

The company also is facing a felony charge of operating without a license and multiple violations.

Firefighters, building officials and tent handlers agree that state codes are sufficient and that education could improve their effectiveness.

News from © The Associated Press, . All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Join the Conversation!

Want to share your thoughts, add context, or connect with others in your community?

Create a free account

The Associated Press

The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world’s population sees AP journalism every day.

Related Articles