One dead and hundred hurt as tent at sports bar collapses in storm

One person has been killed and up to 100 are hurt after high winds knocked down a large tent near the Busch Stadium in St Louis.

A man died after suffering a heart attack during the commotion when a sudden storm blew through around 3:50pm today, according to local reports.

The tent was attached to a sports bar where hundreds of people were celebrating the St Louis Cardinals' victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.

The St Louis Post-Dispatch reports it was not clear if the man who died was struck during the storm or went into cardiac arrest because of the shock.          More Read