30 injured when floor collapses during party at Clemson

Sunday, October 21, 2018
CLEMSON, South Carolina -- Thirty people were injured early Sunday when a floor collapsed during a party at an apartment building near Clemson University in South Carolina.

Dozens were taken to the hospital.
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According to police, the collapse happened on the first floor of a building at The Woodlands of Clemson, a neighborhood a few minutes from campus, just before 12:30 a.m. The center of the floor at a clubhouse collapsed into the basement.

A private party was being held in the clubhouse when at some point the floor collapsed and crashed to the second level of the building.
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None of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening, Clemson Police Department said.

Police said an investigation into the incident was ongoing.
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