US Edition1 Dead, 3 Seriously Injured After Partial Building Collapse in Portsmouth
- Around 5:30 p.m. On Saturday, part of a building collapsed during a graduation celebration held at a Portuguese-American organization’s venue in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.
- The collapse happened when people were standing on the front stairwell landing, which gave way and trapped victims underneath, prompting multiple 911 calls.
- Firefighters found about 75 people inside the building, with a 15-year-old girl deceased and three others seriously hurt, among them two girls aged 17 and a woman who is 49 years old.
- Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee stated that his office is actively monitoring the situation and extended sympathy to the relatives of the young victim as well as to those injured in this tragic event.
- Officials continue investigating the cause while the injured were taken to Rhode Island Hospital, and the community and leaders show support during this difficult time.
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Teen girl dead, 3 other people seriously injured in partial building collapse in Portsmouth, RI - Boston News, Weather, Sports
A 15-year-old girl has died and three other people have been rushed to the hospital with serious injuries following a partial building collapse during a graduation party at the Portuguese American Citizens Club in Portsmouth, Rhode Island on Saturday evening. Crews responding to a reported collapse with people trapped under the front stairwell around 5:30 p.m. found the injured, including two 17-year-old girls and a 49-year-old woman, according …
Teen Killed, Three Others Injured in Partial Collapse at Portuguese-American Citizens Club - Newport Buzz
Newport Buzz Teen Killed, Three Others Injured in Partial Collapse at Portuguese-American Citizens Club A 15-year-old girl was killed and three others were seriously injured Saturday evening in Portsmouth when a portion of the Portuguese-American Citizens Club collapsed during a high school graduation party, police and fire officials confirmed. Emergency crews from Portsmouth and surrounding communities — including Fall River, Bristol, Middletow…
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