Crime & Safety
Deck Collapses With 10 People On It: Hackettstown PD
One person was injured in the Saturday afternoon collapse, police said.
HACKETTSTOWN, NJ — Ten people were on a Hackettstown deck when it collapsed Saturday afternoon, police said.
The collapse happened on the 200 block of Park Ave, just after 4 p.m. on Saturday. Ten people were on the deck, but only one was injured; a 41-year-old from Parsippany declined treatment for a minor injury, police said.
Police did not say what caused the collapse. A construction official will inspect the home on Monday and review if the deck was properly permitted.
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