- Tent plunged into darkness with tables and benches sent flying by heavy winds
- Revellers suffered burns after fryers filled with hot oil tipped over during storm
- About 700 people were in the marquee during the horror collapse with 40 hurt
- It happened at a festival for volunteer firefighters in St. Johann am Walde
Two people have been killed and dozens more injured after an intense storm ripped through a beer tent in Austria.
Panic broke out after the marquee plunged into darkness with tables and benches sent flying by heavy winds.
Some revellers suffered severe burns after fryers filled with hot oil tipped over during the storm in St. Johann am Walde, 25 miles northeast of the capital Salzburg.
Dramatic pictures from the scene show the tent collapsed on the ground with debris left strewn across a large area
About 700 people were in the marquee during the horror collapse with 40 injured
About 150 paramedics and firefighters responded to the incident with fallen trees on the track to the forest festival slowing down the rescue efforts
The storm struck suddenly at about 10.30pm local time last night sending hundreds of revellers fleeing for their lives
Some revellers suffered severe burns after fryers filled with hot oil tipped over during the storm
About 700 people were in the marquee during the horror collapse with 40 injured – including 10 seriously.
Dramatic pictures from the scene at a festival for fire department volunteers show the tent collapsed on the ground with debris left strewn across a large area.
The storm struck suddenly at about 10.30pm local time last night sending hundreds of revellers fleeing for their lives.
About 150 paramedics and firefighters responded to the incident with fallen trees on the track to the forest festival slowing down the rescue efforts.