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[Published: Monday October 22 2018]

 University floor collapses injuring 30 in South Carolina


SOUTH CAROLINA, United States 22 Oct (ANA) - At least 30 people were injured when a floor collapsed at a party at Clemson University, South Carolina.

The Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity annual homecoming party was just getting started when the floor gave way.

Police said some of the attendees broke bones as they fell from the common area into the basement of the off-campus apartment complex.

Emergency responders were at the scene in minutes, and 23 people were taken to hospital.

"The beat was about to drop and literally the whole floor collapsed," student Larissa Stone told Greenville News. "People are hurt. People are bleeding. I had blood on my sneakers. It was really bad."

"Everybody was jumping, next thing you know... I can feel myself falling," attendee Leroy Pearson told local news channel WSPA-TV. "I blacked out, and there [were] girls everywhere with blood all over their face."

University president Jim Clements tweeted that the "entire student support system will be available for any student impacted", and thanked the emergency services for their help.(ANA)
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