The Marvel Universe may be fiction, but the action got real in Washington state when part of a movie theater ceiling collapsed during a showing of Captain America: Brave New World.
The incident happened just after 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 25, inside Liberty Cinema in Wenatchee, Washington, according to the Wenatchee Valley Fire Department’s Facebook page.
At the time of the incident, only two people — a man and his girlfriend — were inside the theater watching the film. Battalion Chief Cam Phillips shared with Seattle news station KING 5 what the couple reported happened in those tense moments.
“They heard some pops and cracking and the gentleman stood up and took a peek,” Phillips said. “[He] walked up toward the screen and as he looked up, he said, ‘Run!’”
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The man’s girlfriend didn’t have a chance to react and was found covered in debris in her seat, just one row behind where the ceiling caved in, according to KING 5. She was not seriously injured.
In a statement to the TV station, Liberty Cinema’s owners said they’re working with local authorities to figure out what caused the collapse. They added that the theater is closed until further notice.
“The safety of our patrons and of our employees are of the utmost importance to me and remains my highest priority,” the owners said.
Wenatchee is an agricultural town known as the “Apple Capital of the World.” The city is located about 150 miles east of Seattle and has a population of about 35,000, which might explain why the theater only had two people inside.
The cause of the collapse is still under investigation.
Since its President’s Day weekend debut in theaters, Captain America: Brave New World has earned $295 million globally and $148 million at the domestic box office, according to Boxofficemojo.com.
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