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Deck collapses at Paris apartment, injuring 4

7:13 PM, May 6, 2012   |    comments
  • Courtesy: Chuck Blaquiere
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PARIS, Maine (AP) - Police say a deck has collapsed at a Maine apartment, briefly trapping two people and sending four to a hospital.

Police in Paris say a pressure treated wood deck holding six to eight people collapsed before 9 p.m. Saturday. They say two people were briefly trapped between the house and the deck.

Authorities say four people were taken to a hospital. Their injuries weren't believed to be life-threatening.

Paris is about 40 miles northwest of Portland.

 


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