A minimum of 10 individuals have been injured when the wood balcony of a third-floor condominium collapsed Friday night in Cincinnati, Ohio, officers mentioned. One individual is in essential situation, in keeping with officers.
Simply earlier than 10 p.m. native time, officers have been dispatched to the collapse of an 8-by-12-foot balcony, in keeping with the Cincinnati Enquirer. Among the 10 injured have been College of Cincinnati college students, mentioned fireplace division spokesperson Lindsay Haegele.
Cincinnati Hearth Chief Frank McKinley informed reporters that the balcony collapsed at an condominium complicated within the Corryville neighborhood, positioned simply off the campus of the College of Cincinnati.
5 of the individuals had severe accidents, whereas 4 had minor accidents, Cincinnati Police Division Capt. Stephen Bower mentioned throughout a information convention. He described the constructing as a spot the place a variety of college students reside.
“That they had a giant examination at this time they usually have been celebrating,” Bower mentioned.
It was not instantly clear the variety of individuals on the balcony when it collapsed. In pictures and movies posted on-line, a balcony could be seen on the bottom as fireplace and police officers work close by.
The circumstances main as much as the collapse have been nonetheless unknown.
“From what we’re being informed, it was a gathering, many of those people have been college students,” McKinley mentioned.
The College of Cincinnati is providing to assist discover houses for any displaced college students and providing grief counseling, fireplace officers mentioned in an Enquirer story.
The scenario is underneath investigation and the college has been notified.
