Several people were injured when a ceiling partially collapsed at a Southeast D.C. building, which was hosting a gala honoring DC’s Go-Go Music and its Historical Culture.

Emergency crews responded to the Eye Street Gallery in the 200 block of I Street SE at approximately 9 p.m.

The gallery was hosting the city’s Commission on the Arts and Humanities multimedia exhibition on go-go music.

Fire officials report that the combination of the construction and the vibrations from the show “Go-Go Swing: Washington, D.C.’s Unstoppable Beat” may have caused dust, debris and foam insulation to come crashing down on the audience. The band Black Alley was playing at the time.

 “I looked up at the band area and saw what looked like dry wall fall … then we saw ceiling tiles falling and people scattering,” one witness told News4’s Darcy Spencer.

Eight individuals were hospitalized with minor injuries.  Five were taken to George Washington University Hospital and three to Howard University Hospital. They were expected to be released that night.

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