Restaurant Deck Collapse in Tennessee Injures 11 May 5, 2021
Eleven people were injured when a deck collapsed during a birthday party at a Tennessee restaurant, authorities said.
About 40 people were on the deck at Zois Harbor Lights Restaurant in Soddy-Daisy on Saturday and fell when it collapsed, news outlets reported, citing the Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management. Eleven people were taken to hospitals, including two with critical injuries.
“They all congregated outside on the deck to take a group photo. So when somebody went down to get ready to take the picture, the deck caved in, in the center, and gave in. So then everybody fell to the rocks below,” said emergency management spokeswoman Amy Maxwell.
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May 4, 2021
A birthday celebration at a Tennessee restaurant came to an abrupt end on Saturday when a deck collapsed, sending 11 people to the hospital, authorities say.
More than 40 people were standing on the deck at Zoi s Restaurant in Hamilton County when the deck s support beams gave way, sending everyone crashing to the ground amid pieces of broken wood, according to the Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security. Two of the injured people are listed in critical condition, while the remaining nine suffered non-life threatening injuries, the Soddy-Daisy Fire Department reveals.
The matter has been turned over to the Hamilton County Building Codes Department to determine the exact cause of the collapse, the Office of Emergency Management reports.
Eleven people were injured, two critically, when a restaurant deck collapsed in Tennessee this weekend.
The Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security confirmed in a statement on Facebook on Saturday that an elevated deck at Zoi’s Restaurant at Harbor Lights Marina in Soddy-Daisy, Tenn., collapsed.
Authorities received a call on Saturday at 4 p.m. that more than 40 people had fallen from the deck. A birthday party was taking place at the time of the collapse, according to officials.
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Eleven patients were taken to the hospital from the scene, including two patients with critical injuries and nine who were not in critical condition.
11 injured when restaurant deck collapses in East Tennessee
A spokeswoman for the Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management said about 40 people were on the deck for a picture at a birthday party when it collapsed.
Credit: Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management Author: The Associated Press Updated: 9:54 AM CDT May 3, 2021
SODDY-DAISY, Tenn. Authorities say 11 people were injured when a deck collapsed during a birthday party at a Tennessee restaurant.
A spokeswoman for the Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management said about 40 people were on the deck at Zois Harbor Lights Restaurant in Soddy-Daisy, and they were gathering together for a photo when it collapsed on Saturday.