Six injured, others trapped as floor COLLAPSES during New Hampshire wedding
A total of six people have been injured and about 70 others were trapped when a floor collapsed at a New Hampshire wedding venue.The horrifying ordeal unfolded Saturday at The Preserve at Chocorua in Tamworth, where about 140 people were attending the celebration, according to officials. The floor gave way at around 4.30pm, opening a 20-by-20ft hole and sent about 70 people plunging 8ft into the basement. No fatalities were reported and the four attendees that were rushed to MaineHealth Memorial Hospital have since been released.Investigators say the building, known as the Sap House, was likely over capacity before the collapse.A photo via Facebook showed a gleaming chandelier and white bunting hanging above buckled floorboards.Stacked benches used for seating were left perched above the jagged, rustic collapse. Photos released by the New Hampshire State Fire Marshal's office showed the wooden floor caved in at a Tamworth wedding venue Firefighters gather around a barn-like building called the Sap House, at The Preserve at Chocorua venue A snap of the basement where about 70 guests fell into and were trapped, it shows the beams and flooring Another photo showed firefighters clustered around the barn, tending to frightened guests.A third image appeared to show the basement below, with exposed beams and flooring.Multiple people were trapped by the fallen beams and by farm equipment that had been stored on the lower floor.'When first responders arrived on scene, they learned that venue staff and wedding guests had already provided initial first aid to some guests and used ladders to help individuals who fell through the collapsed floor,' according to the statement.'Before first responders arrived, other guests and staff helped some of the people who had fallen climb out of the basement with the aid of ladders.'Firefighters assisted additional guests and began on-scene evaluations of those who reported injuries.'The investigation into the collapse is ongoing, and officials say no additional details are available yet. Guests gather outside of the Sap House, officials say around 140 people were attending the wedding First responders used ladders to enter the venue and rescue the attendees trapped inside The Preserve at Chocorua is a 26 acre estate in the White Mountains, it is known for hosting a variety of events such as weddings and corporate retreatsWhen reached out for comment by the Daily Mail, the Fire Marshal's Office responded with the news release.The Daily Mail has reached out to The Preserve at Chocorua for comment.Philbrick Neighborhood Road is home to The Preserve at Chocorua, a 26-acre White Mountains estate hosting weddings, family reunions, and corporate retreats, according to its website. Tamworth, a town of about 2,800 people, is around 115 miles north of Concord, New Hampshire, near the western border of Maine.
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Six injured, others trapped as floor COLLAPSES during New Hampshire wedding
