Fans injured by falling bolt at Colts' Lucas Oil Stadium

Three fans were injured when a bolt fell from the ceiling of Indianapolis's Lucas Oil Stadium during Thursday night's preseason game between the Colts and the Cincinnati Bengals.

Just before halftime, the stadium's opening roof sheared off a bolt, described by fans as about the size of half a roll of quarters. The bolt fell into the stadium's Section 248 and ricocheted around the fans in the area.

Two people, one female and one male, were taken to a nearby hospital for observation. A third fan was treated at the stadium. None of the injuries were life-threatening, per stadium officials on the scene.

Parts falling from stadium ceilings are rare, but almost always a threat because of the distance and speed involved. Last year, a piece of metal fell from the ceiling of Indiana University's Assembly Hall onto seats prior to a game. In 1994, the Seahawks had to move several games from the Kingdome after large chunks of the ceiling collapsed. Also last year, an entire roof collapsed during a badminton match in Vietnam; somehow no one was injured by this:

(Remember, this is NOT Lucas Oil Stadium.)

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