7 injured when high winds and rain topple tent on Florida State Fair’s opening day

7 hurt when winds topple tent at Fla. State Fair

TAMPA, Fla. — Authorities say high winds knocked over a tent during the Florida State Fair’s opening day, injuring seven people who had to be taken to the hospital.

Hillsborough County Fire Rescue said in a press release that three of those sustained serious but not life-threatening injuries when the tent was upended Friday at the fairgrounds in Tampa. The others had minor injuries.

High winds and heavy rain on the leading edge of a cold front sweeping through west-central Florida led the National Weather Service to issue a tornado watch until 8 p.m.