SODDY-DAISY, Tenn. — Eleven people were injured, two critically, when a deck collapsed at a Tennessee restaurant.
According to the Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management, the deck at Zois Harbor Lights restaurant in Soddy-Daisy collapsed shortly before 4 p.m. EDT, WTVC reported.
Marcus Fritts, chief of the Dallas Bay Fire Department, said more than 40 people were on the dock when it collapsed, WRCB reported.
BREAKING: 11 people were injured after a deck collapsed at a Harbor Lights Marina restaurant during a birthday party, Hamilton County Emergency Services said. https://t.co/o0nhsAd3EN
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Two people with serious injuries and nine others with non-critical injuries were taken to an area hospital, the television station reported.
Amy Maxwell, with the Hamilton County Emergency Medical Authority, said five ambulances were called to the scene, WTVC reported. Maxwell said many of the people were at the restaurant to attend a birthday party, the television station reported.
People went to the deck to have a group photo taken when it collapsed, Maxwell said.
Damages are unknown at this time, WDEF reported. Officials from the Hamilton County Building Codes will inspect the deck to find the cause of the collapse, the television station reported.
Soddy-Daisy is about 17 miles north of Chattanooga.
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