More than 30 people were injured when a deck gave way at a country club in Montana’s largest city on Saturday evening.
More than 30 people were injured when a deck gave way at a country club in Montana’s largest city on Saturday evening, authorities said. A total of 25 people were hospitalized after the Briarwood Country Club’s second-story patio collapsed, causing broken bones, abrasions, and other injuries.
A “mass casualty team” made up of, among others, 11 units from the Billings Fire Department and 12 units from the Billings Police Department responded to the scene, according to a city press release. A spokesperson for the city said that the incident occurred during a local golf tournament with roughly 250 participants, according to the Associated Press. No fatalities were immediately reported in connection with the collapse, the cause of which remained unclear on Sunday.
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