25 injured after deck collapses at Montana nation membership internet hosting golf match

A Montana country club deck all of a sudden collapsed Saturday night time, injuring no less than 25 individuals, police mentioned.

First responders in Billings obtained a 7:50 p.m. name in regards to the disturbing collapse at Briarwood Nation Membership, the place a second-floor patio gave method.

Billings Police Lt. Matt Lennick mentioned no less than 25 individuals have been transported to close by hospitals, with about 11 taken to Billings Clinic, the place police had shut down roads to let emergency automobiles to get by.

There have been no fatalities reported.

“Billings Clinic is totally ready to assist with this unlucky scenario,” Dr. Clint Seger, the CEO of Billings Clinic, mentioned in a press release. “We have now a number of trauma surgeons, ER physicians and the ER staff together with important care employees on web site receiving sufferers.”

At the least eight of the sufferers have been launched, however police famous an unknown variety of individuals caught in the collapse merely walked away.

Witnesses on the nation membership mentioned lots of these concerned within the collapse suffered leg and head accidents, KTVQ reported.

An investigation stays ongoing, officers mentioned.

The Briarwood Nation Membership was internet hosting a golf match, with about 250 individuals registered the night time of the collapse, the Billings Gazette reported.

The membership didn’t instantly reply to The Submit’s request for remark.

The Montana membership, positioned on Briarwood Boulevard, has been round since 1984, providing members limitless use of its golf, eating and swimming amenities for $265 a month, in keeping with its web site.