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A deck collapsed at a country club in Montana, injuring up to 25 people
BILLINGS, Mont. — A deck collapsed at a Montana country club, injuring up to 25 people Saturday night, police and news reports said.
Emergency services responded to a report of a patio collapse on the 3400 block of Briarwood Boulevard in Billings at 7:50 p.m., the Billings Police Department said in a statement posted on social media.
There were “several persons with injuries” but no fatalities and a large number of people were transported to local hospitals, Billings Police Department Lieutenant Matt Lennick said in the statement.
News outlets including The Billings Gazette and KTVQ-TV identified the location as the Briarwood Country Club.
Up to 25 people were transported to hospitals, KTVQ reported.
Police closed roads near the Billings Clinic and St. Vincent Healthcare to clear access to the hospitals, the Gazette reported.
Dr. Billings Clinic CEO Clint Seger said in a statement that the hospital was receiving six patients and expecting three more. Another Billings Clinic official said separately that 11 victims had been admitted, the Gazette reported.
“We have multiple trauma surgeons, ER physicians and the ER team along with critical care personnel on site to receive patients,” Seger said.
The Briarwood website says the club opened in 1984 and offers golf, dining and swimming.
