At the University of Clemson, a group of students and residents were partying at an apartment clubhouse Saturday night when the floor suddenly gave in. Party goers dropped into the basement, injuring 30 people, but luckily officials said nobody suffered any life threatening damage. Witnesses say that emergency responders got there in minutes, and that they only saw people holding there arms and having bloody legs. “Video from the scene shows the floor opening up like in an apocalyptic movie. The scene of joy and celebration quickly turned to horror and screams” (Allen & Levenson). Many partiers said they started to feel the floor going up and down like a trampoline, but they just dismissed it because they knew the floor would never collapse. People said it was a shocking moment for everyone. Police say the investigation is on going, and they are working on finding a cause to this horrible incident.
This article written by Keith Allen and Eric Levesonson of CNN, was published Sunday afternoon just a day after the scare. I had no prior knowledge about this story except when I brought it up to my mom, she said she watched the news about it early in the day. This incident reminds me of the party in a Denton apartment that also collapsed, and a more recent event in Dallas when a parking garage had floors collapse with cars and people on them. This article was written for all people, but specifically for the families, friends, locals, and class mates of Clemson to hear and understand what happened the other night. The purpose of this article was to give details on the incident that resulted in an apartment floor collapsing, and to answer the questions of everyone wondering what happened. This article is important because it was another incident in which people have gotten hurt from a floor collapsing. It gives justification that that apartment hadn’t been inspected in a while because if it had been then 30 people won’t have gotten injuries. It also goes to show that to many people were at that party and probably surpassed its maximum occupation.
I hope that all the students are ok and not suffering any serious injuries and that the ones that did I hope they get better too.This type of stuff is pretty dangerous but one can never know what can happen next~ Stephannie Hernandez
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