I heard this story on the local news last night.
Flash Mob Gone Wrong
A flash mob showed up at a local mall (it just happens to be the same mall that faced that huge fire back in October, the Roseville Galleria, which reopened recently) and attempted to spread their holiday cheer by singing Hallelujah in the food court. Unfortunately word got out that this was going to happen and about 5,000 people showed up to participate in or watch the event. The food court, which is on the upper level, was packed, as you can see from the photos in the article.
So people reported hearing loud pops and feeling the entire floor shift. Over 50 people called 911 and the fire department showed up to evacuate the whole mall. Engineers were called out to expect it and everything.
Luckily no one was hurt. But what were these people thinking, over 5,000 in the same section of the mall all standing around?? I'm sure the mall was packed anyway from the normal holiday shoppers. Maybe this will teach flash mobbers to keep their mouths shut so as to avoid structural damage to their desitnations.
Flash Mob Gone Wrong
A flash mob showed up at a local mall (it just happens to be the same mall that faced that huge fire back in October, the Roseville Galleria, which reopened recently) and attempted to spread their holiday cheer by singing Hallelujah in the food court. Unfortunately word got out that this was going to happen and about 5,000 people showed up to participate in or watch the event. The food court, which is on the upper level, was packed, as you can see from the photos in the article.
So people reported hearing loud pops and feeling the entire floor shift. Over 50 people called 911 and the fire department showed up to evacuate the whole mall. Engineers were called out to expect it and everything.
Luckily no one was hurt. But what were these people thinking, over 5,000 in the same section of the mall all standing around?? I'm sure the mall was packed anyway from the normal holiday shoppers. Maybe this will teach flash mobbers to keep their mouths shut so as to avoid structural damage to their desitnations.
