A pair of crowded decks collapsed during a party at an off-campus house near Trinity College in CT, injuring about 30 people, Hartford police said early Sunday. The third-floor porch collapsed onto the second-floor one, which then fell to the first floor.
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Trinity college said a majority of the students have been treated and discharged by hospitals and will remain in direct contact with students who are still undergoing treatment.
Raul Ortiz said that 27 people were injured, with the most serious injuries involving broken bones, but that none of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening.
Police said the third story balcony collapsed and brought down the 2nd and 1st floor balcony.
Officials said 31 students were injured after a balcony collapsed at off-campus housing during a party. He said each deck was crowded with partiers.
Foley posted a picture from the scene of the collapse on his Twitter feed that he identified as white tubing from a “3 story beer bong”. “Then you get 50 or 60 kids partying out there and it’s obviously a risky situation”.
Foley said the building is owned by Trinity and is not a fraternity house, though some people who live there are members of a fraternity.
Mayor Bronin said there were dozens of injuries but nobody was critically injured.
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The collapse happened around 11:30 p.m., on Broad Street during a house party for Trinity College students. Police photos: At least 30 people were injured when the porch collapsed at 1715 Broad Street, just down the street from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticiut, on September 10, 2016.
