Penulis Freya North Dirawat setelah Tertimpa Plafon Apollo Theatre
Freya North Hospitalised after Ceiling of Apollo Theatre Collapsed
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
PENULIS buku terlaris Freya North, kemarin, menceritakan tragedi mengerikan saat ia tertimpa puing reruntuhan ketika plafon teater runtuh menimpa dia dan para penonton lainnya.
Saat ini dilakukan investigasi penyebab plafon runtuh di tengah-tengah kekhawatiran badai hujan lebat mungkin menyebabkan kecelakaan yang menyebabkan puluhan orang luka-luka.
Polisi mengatakan ada 81 korban luka yang harus rawat jalan menyusul insiden yang terjadi sekitar pukul 20:15 waktu setempat ketika langit-langit Apollo Theatre di London, yang berusia 112 tahun tersebut runtuh.
Penulis, berusia 46 tahun, dikenal karena novel-novel 'chick-lit', bersama anaknya Felix, 12, berada di Apollo, Kamis malam, plafon gedung teater yang berusia 112 tahun runtuh, menerjang tiang-tiang penyangga di balkon.
Lebih dari 700 orang, termasuk banyak keluarga bersama anak-anak mereka, ketika menyaksikan pertunjukan laris berjudul The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night dan hampir 80 orang terluka, tujuh cedera serius.
Dia memposting foto luka-lukanya di Twitter, setelah dokter berusaha mengobati luka-lukanya setelah berhasil dievakuasi dari dalam gedung teater.
Di samping fotonya, ia menulis: "Inilah yang terjadi ketika gedung teater runtuh menimpa Anda. Saya sangat-sangat beruntung. "
Dia mengapresiasi layanan darurat 'luar biasa' atas dukungan pekerjaan mereka dan berterima kasih kepada pengikutnya di Twitter atas dukungan mereka setelah insiden mengerikan tersebut.
"Saya pikir peristiwa itu bagian dari pertunjukan. Saya telah membaca bukunya dan apa yang terjadi mirip dengan adegan dalam buku ini," katanya kepada Mail Online.
"Tidak ada waktu untuk bereaksi, peristiwanya berlangsung cepat."
Pada saat itu kepalanya tertimpa 'puing-puing' reruntuhan dari balkon.
"Saya bereaksi dengan naluri seorang ibu, dan membungkuk menutupi anak saya," tambahnya.
"Ada begitu banyak debu di udara, saya sempat kehilangan konsentrasi dan saya tidak bisa bernapas."
"Sebelum kejadian saya bertukar kursi dengan Felix, dan saya sangat senang saya karena bisa menjadi cerita yang sama sekali berbeda."
"Saya bukan orang yang religius, tapi saya percaya seseorang sedang mengawasi penonton dan itu luar biasa tidak ada korban jiwa. Saya sangat beruntung masih hidup."
BESTSELLING author Freya North yesterday described her terrifying ordeal as she was hit by falling debris when a theatre ceiling collapsed.
An investigation has now been opened into how the ceiling collapsed amidst fears a torrential rain storm may have caused the accident which left dozens of people injured.
Police said there were 81 walking wounded following the incident which happened at about 8.15pm inside the packed 112-year-old Apollo Theatre in London.
The writer, 46, known for her ‘chick-lit’ novels, was with her son Felix, 12, at the Apollo on Thursday evening when the ceiling of the 112-year-old building crumbled, crashing on to the stalls with part of the balcony.
More than 700 people, including many families and young children, were at the sellout performance of The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time and nearly 80 were injured, seven seriously.
She posted a photo of her wound on Twitter, which doctors had to staple together after she was evacuated from the theatre.
Alongside the picture, she wrote: 'This is what it looks like when a theatre collapses on you. I was so very very lucky.'
She paid tribute to the 'incredible' emergency services for their work and thanked her followers for their support following the horrific incident.
'I thought it was part of the play. I know the book well and what was happening was similar to a scene in the book,' she told Mail Online.
'There was no time to react, it happened in moments.'
At that point she was hit in the head with a 'lump' of debris.
'I reacted with motherly instinct, and leaned over my son,' she added.
'There was so much dust in the air, I was very disorientated and I couldn't breath.
'I swapped seats with Felix earlier that evening, and I am so glad I did because it could have been a completely different story.
'I am not a religious person, but I believe someone was watching over the audience and it was extraordinary there was no loss of life. I am very lucky to be alive."
