Roof collapse at house near Ohio State University injures 14

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A part of a home collapsed and 14 individuals have been injured close to The Ohio State College Saturday night when individuals climbed onto a roof that was not designed to carry important weight, authorities mentioned.

Columbus Division of Hearth Battalion Chief Steve Martin mentioned his division obtained a report round 7:40 p.m. of a roof collapse on East thirteenth Avenue and arrived to seek out the roof above a entrance porch had collapsed whereas the remainder of the house remained intact.

“The few people who have been trapped, I imagine, have been in all probability unpinned,” Martin mentioned. “It was like their leg was caught underneath among the construction and among the college students lifted that off the scholars. So everyone was sort of out.”

First responders initially discovered 10 injured individuals and ultimately transported 14 accident victims to space hospitals with “numerous states of accidents” however all of them have been in secure situation, Martin mentioned.

“It seems the roof was overloaded with college students,” Martin mentioned, with estimates starting from 15 to 45 individuals on a rooftop “that was not designed to have anyone on it, and it gave means.”

The names of the house proprietor or occupants weren’t instantly obtainable.

The house is just not on the property of The Ohio State College. The primary campus in Columbus has an enrolled pupil inhabitants of 61,677 for the 2022-2023 faculty yr, in response to the college’s web site.

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