Six people injured as floor collapses at New Hampshire wedding venue
AP News • • nation
Key Points:
- A floor collapsed at the Preserve at Chocorua wedding venue in Tamworth, New Hampshire, around 4:30 p.m. Saturday, injuring six people who were taken to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.
- Approximately 140 people were attending the wedding when the floor buckled, creating a 20-foot by 20-foot hole and causing about 70 individuals to fall into the basement, some trapped by fallen beams and farm equipment.
- Guests and staff helped rescue some people from the basement before first responders arrived, providing first aid to those with minor injuries; four of the six hospitalized individuals were released by late Saturday.
- Investigations by the New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office and Tamworth Fire/
