CINCINNATI — 10 people were taken to area hospitals after a balcony collapsed near the University of Cincinnati Friday night, according to our news partners WCPO-9 TV.
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The collapse happened at an apartment complex on Stetson Street in Cincinnati.
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The Cincinnati Fire Department told WCPO-9 that an 8-foot by 12-foot porch collapsed 20 feet to the ground because too many people were on it.
One person is in critical condition, and nine others have non-life-threatening injuries.
Police said seven people were taken to UC Medical Center, two people were taken to Good Samaritan Hospital, and one person was taken to Christ Hospital, according to WCPO-9.
Other victims may have taken themselves to area hospitals, the fire department said.
WCPO-9 reported that the University of Cincinnati is helping students who were displaced after the collapse.
No other apartment unit was impacted by the incident.
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