Two movie fans got a special taste of action on Tuesday night. It’s not just the ones you choose to watch Captain America: Brave New World.
The theater ceiling collapsed to audiences during the showrooms of the latest Marvel flick at Liberty Cinema in downtown Wenatchee, Washington.
Wenatchee Fire Station responded to about 8pm on Tuesday, and it was found that the two were in attendance. In a statement, he said no injuries were reported.
“Tell us about interactive cinema experiences… not the kind you want!” the department said in a statement.
The first responder photo shows the film still projected onto the screen, but there are piles of boards and ceiling tiles covering the front of the theater. Fire station video shows a long wooden plank plunging towards the gaping ceiling.
A theater in the Sun Basin that owns a cinema in downtown Wenatchee in central Washington’s Chelan County, said the collapse was “unexpected.”
“We are grateful that no one was injured when this happened Tuesday evening,” spokesman Brian Cook told NBC News in a statement.
Cook added that the theatre team will work with local governments to “ensure a thorough investigation.”
Wenatchee Valley Fire Battalion Chief Cam Phillips, who responded to the scene Tuesday night, told NBC’s Affiliate King of Seattle that the couple had the theater before the early collapse.
“They heard some pops and cracks, but the gentleman stood up and peeked out,” Phillips told the station. “(He) walked towards the screen and as he looked up, he said, ‘Run!” ”
Phillips adds that the man’s girlfriend had no time to respond before the ceiling began to fall around her, revealing that she was covered in pieces of her seat just behind the rows just behind the clumps of wood and insulation.
“We’re really fortunate that this didn’t happen on Friday nights or on Saturday nights when the theatres were full,” Phillips told King.
He told King that the pair were lucky enough to have unharmed it, adding, “This was the best scenario for a bad situation.”
