Wembley cleared after beam slips
About 3,500 members of staff had to leave Wembley Stadium after a 50-tonne steel roof rafter dropped 3ft.
The north London venue, which is still under construction, was evacuated before 0900 GMT, a spokesman for the building firm Multiplex said.
Workers at the site said they heard an "enormous bang" before the evacuation.
Multiplex said a piece of steel fell to the ground in an area where there were workers but no-one was hurt. Most staff have been sent home for the day.
The beam, which measures about 50m long and 2m wide, is at the northern end of the stadium.
The spokesman said: "It was a rafter in the roof that failed while it was being welded. It fell 3ft."
The GMB union, which represents construction staff, called for a full investigation.
The stadium is due to cost the Football Association (FA) £757m.
Multiplex will be fined £125,000 for a day of lost work, on top of the wages bill for staff.
oh....thought this was about Peter Crouch taken a fall
it would have made the same sound mate !! :lol: :lol:
