restaurants, a cinema, and there are shops. this is the shopping section of the 02. yesterday, there were around 1000 people in there, it was busy with the school holidays. when they heard a loud bang out they were told to evacuate. the emergency services were called, it was declared a major incident. thankfully, no one was actually injured. it remained closed all day, and yesterday, it is closed today as well forcing the cancellation of a simply read an concert, which had been delayed by the pandemic. a banner saying it s a tragic blow for the uk live music scene which is just getting back up on its feet. there are as i mentioned engineers checking this out. those are all custom manufactured canvas panels on this roof, so it will take some time to get new ones produced and get them here. it is unclear how long these repairs are going to take. they are meant to be concerts, ublto
was, at the 02, it opened 20 years ago. essentially it is a giant tent with a canvas roof and in the centre there is an arena which is enclosed and has about 20,000 people for big p0p and has about 20,000 people for big pop concerts. all the way around it is an entertainment complex which basically is a street open to that canvas roof and there are restaurants, cinema and shops and this is the shopping section of the 02 this is the shopping section of the o2 arena. yesterday we had a thousand people in there, it was busy with school holidays when they heard a loud bang and were told to evacuate. emergency services were called and was declared a major incident but thankfully no one was actually injured. it remained closed all day and it is closed today as well forcing the cancellation of a simply red concert which had been delayed by the pandemic. the band saying it is a tragic blow for the uk live music scene which is just
brought here to east london on the roof of london s 02 brought here to east london on the roof of london s o2 arena, formally, of course, the millennium dome. while we have been standing here we have seen more of it ripping and tearing. if you haven t been to this venuein tearing. if you haven t been to this venue in the 22 years since it opened, it is essentially a giant tent with a fabric roof. inside, the centre is an enclosed 20,000 seat arena and then all the way around is essentially a street which has restaurants and shops. this section is actually the shopping section which is torn. around 1000 people were in there yesterday. they say they heard a loud bang and they had to be evacuated. the emergency services declared it a major incident, but thankfully no one was hurt. the building is closed and will remain closed for the rest of the day, forcing the cancellation of a simply red concert which had been delayed because of the pandemic. the band have said it is another tragic blo
vincent, what s the latest? we saw some really striking pictures of the damage injames s report. good morning. well, you can see the full impact of storm eunice s 80 mph winds in east london on the o2 arena, formerly, of course, the millennium don t. in the past few minutes we have seen and heard more of the roof tearing. if you have never visited this site in the last 20 years, it is essentially a giant tent structure with a fabric roof. inside, at the centre, there is a 20,000 seat arena which is enclosed, but all the way around the outside is essentially an open street to that roof, which has restaurants and shops. now, it is the shopping section where the roof has torn. they were, as you say, around 1000 people in there yesterday. they heard a loud bang and had to be evacuated. the emergency services declared it a major incident, but thankfully no one was hurt. but the building had to close, and it will, we understand, remain closed for the
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