100 Evaluated After Deck Collapses At Maryland House Party
GERMANTOWN, Md. (AP) — Scores of injured are recovering after a backyard deck strained by visitors to a Maryland house party collapsed.
Media reports say about 100 people were checked for possible injuries after the Saturday night celebration at a townhouse in Germantown, about 30 miles north of Washington, D.C. No serious injuries were reported.
Montgomery County authorities say the deck may have been overcrowded during a family celebration.
How's your deck? Your #1 outdoor entertaining space is exposed to sun, rain, snow & other elements year-round that could add up to accident-causing damage. CPSC reports >33,000 are injured each year due to the structural failure or collapse of a deck, porch, railing or staircase pic.twitter.com/r4O2jNpZuJ
— MontgomeryCo(MD)Fire (@mcfrs) June 9, 2019
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