Calgary police say eight injured after equipment falls at outdoor market
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CALGARY – Police in Calgary say eight people were injured when equipment at a temporary African market outside City Hall collapsed.
A news release from police says seven adults and one youth were taken to hospital Saturday, all with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police say they were called to the plaza outside City Hall around 3 p.m. where the Naija Market Day was being held, and they say a light standard and TV screens had fallen.
The markets are held throughout Canada and are billed on the events’ website as celebrating Nigerian culture in Canada, “offering authentic products, (and) vibrant music, while attendees experience the local Nigeria market.”
Naija Market Day organizers did not immediately respond to questions about the equipment collapse.
Police say organizers held the appropriate permits to operate the event within the plaza.
Temporary lane closures were implemented along Macleod Trail near City Hall, but the roads have since reopened.
Police say they and Occupational Health and Safety officials continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the collapsed equipment.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 28, 2025.