Witness describes terror as tornado tore through Illinois theater

Witness describes terror as tornado tore through Illinois theater
BELVIDERE, Ill. (WTVO) — Trista Strommen went to the Apollo Theater in Belvidere on Friday to celebrate her birthday. It was soon marred by an EF-1 tornado that ripped through the Illinois city, destroying the roof of the building and causing it to collapse on concert attendees, killing one and injuring 28 others. Crypta, one of the opening acts for the heavy metal band Morbid Angel had just finished a song when concertgoers were told there would be a 30-minute storm break. Strommen and her stepdad decided to buy a T-shirt while they waited. That’s when tragedy struck. “All you…

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