Eight people were injured when the deck that they were on collapsed during a family party at a Maryland home last weekend. According to newspaper reports, about 20 people were on the 20-ft. x 40-ft. elevated deck Saturday afternoon when it detached from the upper floor of a house in Ellicott City, a town near Baltimore, Maryland. While none of the injuries are considered to be life-threatening, at least three medical evacuation helicopters and dozens of firefighters and paramedics responded to initial 911 calls reporting the incident. The cause of the collapse is under investigation.
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