Archinect - News 2024-05-05T06:04:55-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/96408720/apollo-theatre-collapse-due-to-old-materials Apollo theatre collapse due to 'old' materials Alexander Walter 2014-03-24T13:54:00-04:00 >2014-03-25T19:11:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/51/5130a49fcf5b2739100b198191c80beb?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Seventy-six people were injured when part of the roof came down during a performance of The Curious Incident of The Dog In The Night-Time in December. BBC Radio 4's You and Yours has seen a letter from Westminster City Council saying hessian wadding embedded in the ceiling was getting weaker over time. The material's deterioration led to the collapse, the council said.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Previously: <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/89228621/london-theatre-collapse-scores-injured-at-apollo-in-west-end" target="_blank">London theatre collapse: scores injured at Apollo in West End</a></p>