At least one person is dead and 28 others are injured after a destructive storm system, spawning tornadoes, caused the roof of a theatre in Illinois to collapse during a packed concert.

Around 260 people were at the Morbid Angel concert inside the Apollo Theatre in Belvidere when the roof caved in while the heavy metal band played on stage.

The Belvidere Police Department said emergency services responded to calls for help at 7.48pm local time, with an initial assessment suggesting a tornado had caused the damage.

TV footage showed emergency personnel carrying out injured concert-goers on stretchers.

"More than 20 ambulances were reportedly called to the scene," Fox 32 reported on its website.

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