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Safety Of Large Beer Tents Questioned After Missouri Death

The collapse of a large beer tent killed one man and injured at least 17 others during a storm in Missouri over the weekend. Saint Louis police identified the victim as 58-year-old Alfred Goodman of Waterloo, Illinois. About 200 people were inside the tent near Busch Stadium when a wind gust shattered aluminum poles holding up the tent and blew it onto some nearby railroad tracks.

A spokesman for Saint Louis Mayor Francis Slay’s office says the gust was over 70 miles per hour, but the tents are supposed to be able to withstand gusts up to 90 miles per hour.

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