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26 injured as tent collapses

A collapsed tent in a car park in Bedford Park, Chicago (Armando L Sanchez/Chicago Tribune via AP)
A collapsed tent in a car park in Bedford Park, Chicago (Armando L Sanchez/Chicago Tribune via AP) A collapsed tent in a car park in Bedford Park, Chicago (Armando L Sanchez/Chicago Tribune via AP)

A tent collapse in suburban Chicago injured at least 26 people, police in the US have said.

Five of those hurt had serious injuries, Bedford Park police chief Tom Hansen said.

The tent collapsed at around 10.45am local time in the car park of a business, Mr Hansen told local news outlets.

The tent was being used for an event being hosted in the car park, he said.

A collapsed tent sits in a car park in the 5600 block of West 73rd Street in Bedford Park, Chicago
A collapsed tent sits in a car park in the 5600 block of West 73rd Street in Bedford Park, Chicago The collapsed tent in a car park in Bedford Park, Chicago (Armando L Sanchez/Chicago Tribune via AP)

“The Bedford Park Fire Department, along with multiple fire department agencies from surrounding jurisdictions, transported 26 patients to area hospitals for treatment,” police said in a news release.

Police said the cause of the collapse was under investigation.

Photos from the scene showed the large tent partially collapsed and partially still standing next to many tables set up with chairs.

The car park was outside a Cintas Uniform Services store in Bedford Park, about 15 miles south-west of Chicago.