Mirror concert accident: Hong Kong investigators ‘focus on examining metal wire’ involved in screen collapse that left 3 dancers injured
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An investigation into a stage accident at the concert of Hong Kong boy band Mirror will focus on analysing a metal wire used to suspend a giant screen that came loose, the Post has learned.
A government source on Thursday said investigators were looking into the origins of the metal wire to determine the quality and materials used in its production.
Local authorities had also seized footage from dozens of surveillance cameras installed inside and outside the Hong Kong Coliseum to establish whether the wire was hit by something that caused “unnoticeable damage” during the delivery and installation of the screen, the insider said.
“We will also look into whether the wire hit other cables or equipment when the TV screen it supported was rotating and moving up and down during the show,” the source said.
Last Thursday night, one of the two cables supporting the four-by-four-metre screen tore as the installation was in motion, causing the monitor to crash onto the stage during the Mirror concert and injuring three dancers, leaving one in critical condition.