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Deck Collapse Sends 22 Thanksgiving Celebrants to Hospital

Thanksgiving turned frightening for 29 people who plunged 15 feet when the deck they were standing on collapsed in Greenville, South Carolina.
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Boiling Springs Fire Department first responders arrive on the scene of a deck collapse that sent 22 people to the hospital in Greenville, South Carolina.WYFF

Thanksgiving turned from joyful to frightening when a deck gave way in Greenville, South Carolina, plunging 29 holiday celebrants 15 feet to the concrete below. Twenty-two people were taken to the hospital, six with serious injuries, including broken bones, Boiling Springs Fire Chief Steve Graham told NBC affiliate WYFF. None of the injuries were life threatening. The victims had gathered on the deck to take a Thanksgiving holiday picture, Graham said. Some senior citizens were among those injured in the collapse, which happened at 4:15 p.m. ET.

IMAGE: First responders
Boiling Springs Fire Department first responders arrive on the scene of a deck collapse that sent 22 people to the hospital in Greenville, South Carolina.WYFF