One scholar was killed and two extra injured after a brick masonry column collapsed Monday night time at Lewis & Clark School in Portland, Oregon, authorities mentioned. Witnesses reported that there have been six folks in three hammocks when the column fell, Portland Hearth & Rescue Bureau experiences.
Hearth crews initially struggled to achieve the scene as a result of it was "centrally positioned on the campus with difficult entry because of the measurement of this school campus," the hearth division reported.
A 19-year-old man died on the scene, and two 18-year-old ladies had been injured, the hearth division mentioned. One of many ladies had accidents to her arm, and the opposite suffered belly accidents. They had been each hospitalized in unknown situations.
Nobody was discovered pinned beneath the column, hearth division mentioned. Firefighters "turned over the scene" to the school, who will "be the lead on this shifting ahead," the company added.
There was no phrase on what might have prompted the column to break down. The faculty, in the meantime, mentioned it was reaching out to the households of the victims.
"We're devastated to report that earlier this night, a tragic accident occurred on the undergraduate campus wherein one among our college students was killed and two others had been injured," the college mentioned in a information launch. "We're working to contact the scholars' households and can report extra data because it turns into accessible. We're deeply saddened by the stunning lack of a member of our group."