22 people were injured Saturday evening after a multilevel deck collapsed at a home in Wildwood, New Jersey, according to representatives ...
22 people were injured Saturday evening after a multilevel deck collapsed at a home in Wildwood, New Jersey, according to representatives for area hospitals.
The deck collapsed at a three-story home on East Baker Avenue.
Twenty-one of the injured were taken to Cape Regional Medical Center in Cape May, said hospital spokeswoman Susan Staeger. The other injured person was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center and remains hospitalized, according to the hospital.
At Cape Regional, 19 of the injured were treated and released by 11:30 p.m. Saturday.
The remaining two patients were transferred to trauma centers. The discharged patients included three children, Staeger said.
Wildwood is a city of about 5,000 people on the South Jersey coast. It is the site of the yearly convention of the New Jersey State Firemen's Association. The convention started on Saturday.
News came out on Sunday.
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