Roof collapses at St. Patrick's Day party near University of Pittsburgh, dozens injured

Dozens of radical were injured during a St. Patrick's Day solemnisation adjacent the University of Pittsburgh connected Friday, aft a extortion holding radical collapsed connected a assemblage below.

Just earlier 5:30 p.m., Pittsburgh constabulary officers, firefighters and EMS responded to the 300 artifact of Semple Street successful Central Oakland for reports of a structure illness with injuries, according to a connection from the city.

Emergency crews recovered a collapsed structure successful the rear of a residence with a ample assemblage gathered.

Dozens of radical were injured aft a extortion collapsed during a enactment adjacent the University of Pittsburgh. (KDKA)

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Witnesses reported that respective 100 radical were successful the communal courtyard abstraction down the home, including immoderate connected and beneath the extortion of the porch, erstwhile it collapsed.

Pittsburgh EMS took 16 radical to the infirmary for treatment; 13 were transported successful unchangeable information and 3 were transported successful superior but unchangeable condition, according to the statement.

The bulk of the transports were for insignificant limb and limb injuries and concussions, officials noted. One idiosyncratic is believed to person suffered a limb fracture and astatine slightest a twelve radical were treated on-scene for insignificant abrasions.

A idiosyncratic is taken for attraction aft a extortion collapsed during a enactment adjacent the University of Pittsburgh. (KDKA)

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The Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections responded to the country and condemned the structure but deemed the residential operation itself to beryllium sound, according to the statement.

University of Pittsburgh Police besides responded to the country and aided metropolis efforts.

"As a reminder, it is ne'er harmless to beryllium connected rooftops," the University of Pittsburgh Police Department wrote successful a station connected X.

A structure collapsed Friday during a St. Patrick's Day celebration. (KDKA)

The University of Pittsburgh declined to corroborate to Fox News Digital if immoderate of its students were injured successful the incident, saying "it is simply a City of Pittsburgh matter."

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The metropolis told Fox News Digital it does not person "confirmed ages" of those taken to the hospital, lone noting their pupil presumption was not recorded by EMS astatine the clip of transport.