Three people injured in Southampton marquee collapse
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The collapsed structure could be seen on Wednesday morning
Three people were injured when a marquee collapsed as it was being dismantled.
The structure at Mayflower Park in Southampton had been in place for the Seawork marine exhibition, which ran from 13-15 June.
Ambulance and fire crews were called to the waterfront park off Town Quay at about 08:30 BST.
The three, who had been working on the structure, "sustained minor injuries", South Central Ambulance Service said.
The temporary hall has been in Mayflower Park, Southampton, for an exhibition
Neptunus said it had provided the 50m (164ft) wide, 125m (410ft) "Alu Hall" temporary structure for the exhibition.
A spokesman for the firm said: "Our technicians were in the dismantling process when the collapse occurred.
"An investigation is now under way to determine the cause."
It added all three workers were taken to hospital.
The three people are said to have sustained minor injuries when the structure collapsed
The exhibition space included a waterside restaurant, external canopied areas and a waterside viewing area.
Seawork declined a BBC request to comment and has not provided further details on the incident.
The firm described the event as Europe's largest on-water commercial marine and workboat exhibition, held in 12,000 sq m (129,000 sq ft) of undercover halls.
The park off Town Quay remains closed.
The park remains closed while work continues on the structure
The collapsed structure on Wednesday morning
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