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30 People Injured After The Floor Collapses During A College Party Near Clemson University

<p>It’s homecoming weekend for Clemson University&period; However&comma; a party near campus ended with about 30 people being injured after the floor collapsed during the party&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to <em><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;abcnews&period;go&period;com&sol;US&sol;30-injured-floor-collapses-party-clemson-apartment&sol;story&quest;id&equals;58644278">ABC News<&sol;a><&sol;em>&comma; dozens of people were injured early Sunday when the floor collapsed during a party at an apartment building near Clemson University in South Carolina&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Officials said 30 people were taken to three area hospitals with injuries&period; Everyone was removed from the building and no one was trapped&period; None of the injuries suffered seemed to be life-threatening&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The collapse took place on the first floor of the building at the Woodlands of Clemson just before 12&colon;30am&period; Police said the center of the floor of a clubhouse collapsed into the basement&period; The clubhouse had been rented out for a private party&period; Video footage from the scene showed people dancing around when the floor collapsed&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Raven Guerra&comma; 20&comma; said&comma; &&num;8220&semi;By the time I had put one foot out the door&comma; I felt that something was weird and that&&num;8217&semi;s when everyone just collapsed and the guy behind me disappeared&period; Everyone was on the floor and people were screaming and there was wood sticking up from the floorboards&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Clemson University was celebrating its homecoming weekend and had won a football game against North Carolina State Saturday afternoon&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>School officials found out about the incident early Sunday morning and said in a statement&comma; &&num;8220&semi;We’re continuing to gather information&comma; and are encouraged by the initial reports of no life-threatening injuries&period;” They are also offering psychological services and counseling services to their students&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Check out the video below&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"BpNm2-zAacl" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1054008008919924736" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source<&sol;strong>&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;abcnews&period;go&period;com&sol;US&sol;30-injured-floor-collapses-party-clemson-apartment&sol;story&quest;id&equals;58644278">https&colon;&sol;&sol;abcnews&period;go&period;com&sol;US&sol;30-injured-floor-collapses-party-clemson-apartment&sol;story&quest;id&equals;58644278<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine; 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