115 other people were injured at the time. A marquee in St. Johann am Walde collapsed in a heavy storm while 700 revelers were inside.
The fair will take place as part of the fire brigade festival at the armory, confirmed Mayor Konrad Nagl (ÖVP) in a report in ORF Upper Austria. A tent would “never again” be put up because the catastrophe had “leaved too deep a mark” in the area, he said.
On August 18, 2017, a hurricane swept through the festival grounds at speeds of up to 150 km/h. The tent collapsed, killing a 19-year-old from Romania and a 28-year-old local man. 115 people were injured, 28 of them seriously.
According to weather models, no gusts of more than 100 kilometers per hour were to be expected, and according to the rental company, the tent only had to be cleared from that wind force. An investigation into negligent public endangerment against those responsible for the tent rental company, the then fire brigade commander and the mayor was discontinued.
Source: Nachrichten
