UPDATE 2:00PM ET: Earlier reports that a hangar had collapsed onto spectators have been confirmed false, according to BNO News. New info below.
A tornado tore through Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport in central Florida Thursday, flipping over planes tent filled with revelers attending the annual Sun n’ Fun Fly-in and Expo, according to reports. Fox News says seven people suffered minor injuries.
Image from the scene indicates extensive damage to aircraft. Photo by NewsCut, via YFrog
Funnel cloud photographed from Odessa, FL, possibly the twister that hit Lakeland. (Photo by TampaBayTraffic, via TwitPic)
Damaged planes litter the airfield at Lakeland. (Photo by tomhaines29, via TwitPic)
Up to 70 people are trapped in the collapsed hangar, according to local media reports. There is no word on their condition at this time.
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