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Thousands evacuated from Festival
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Thousands of festival goers at the Pilgrimage music festival in Franklin hurry for cover as lightning begins striking near the concert grounds Saturday afternoon. The rest of the weekend festival was cancelled due to unsafe conditions. - photo by Duane Sherrill
Thousands of concert goers were evacuated Saturday afternoon from the annual Pilgrimage musical festival in Franklin after a severe thunderstorm slammed the festival grounds.