Story highlights The collapse took place during a Walker Brothers Circus performance

About 100 people were in the tent when severe weather hit

(CNN) Two spectators were killed Monday when a circus tent collapsed in New Hampshire amid stormy weather, the state fire marshal said.

The Walker Brothers Circus was performing a show in Lancaster when severe weather hit, Fire Marshal William Degnan said.

About 100 people were inside the tent when it came down around 5:30 p.m., Degnan said.

Officials didn't release the names of the deceased, only describing them as a "young man and a young girl."

At least 27 people were hospitalized, representatives from two hospitals told CNN. It's unclear how many may have been taken to other hospitals.

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