Stadium collapse in Texas hits US architects behind Liverpool's new £300m arena

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The stadium seating at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth collapsed in a huge heap of steel and concrete on Friday, causing £7m worth of damage.

Engineers and planners from HKS, the Dallas firm which recently unveiled plans for Liverpool's new 71,000-seat stadium, launched an immediate investigation into the cause of the collapse. There were no injuries since the stadium was empty at the time.

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Artist's impression of the new 71,000-seat Liverpool stadium

HKS produced the original designs for Liverpool's arena which were rejected by co-owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett late last year when they ran £50m over budget. There was no immediate reaction from Liverpool FC to the news.

But after revising those plans, and beating off Manchester-based AFL's rival bid, the American company secured the £300m contract for the new ground in Stanley Park.

In addition to HKS's own investigation of the Fort Worth stadium collapse, Texas Christian University will hire independent structural and design engineers to review the collapse and examine all the findings.

VIDEO: See George Gillett discuss plans for Liverpool's new stadium