Crime & Safety
Deck Collapses In Germantown, Sending Six People To The Hospital
A deck on a Germantown townhouse collapsed Sunday night, the Montgomery Fire Department said. There were no life-threatening injuries.
GERMANTOWN, MD — A deck on a Germantown townhouse collapsed Sunday night, causing injuries that sent six people to the hospital, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service Spokesperson Pete Piringer.
The deck on Walnut Cove Circle was likely overcrowded, Piringer said in a video posted to Twitter. People were grilling and eating when the deck collapsed. Nine people were treated by emergency response for injuries — six of those people were taken to the hospital. There were not any life-threatening injuries, Piringer said.
Update (~9p) residential deck collapse Walnut Grove Circle, Germantown, MOR TH, @MCFRS_EMIHS Evaluating nine (9) patients, six (6) adults transported including 1 Pri2 trauma, all injuries were NLT, deck likely overcrowded, building inspector notified https://t.co/eFHshJ3jLv pic.twitter.com/oae0ZcacMP
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) June 28, 2021
The building inspector has been notified, Piringer said.
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