Twenty-one teenagers were injured Thursday after a ramp collapsed at a building in Surfside Beach, officials said.
The collapse occurred around 1 p.m. outside the Stahlman Park Event Center, according to a press release.It's unclear how far the teenagers fell from the raised ramp, but their resulting injuries were serious, officials said. Five people were flown by helicopter to Memorial Hermann hospital in Houston, six were taken to hospitals by ambulance and another 10 were taken to hospitals by private vehicles.
The injured teenagers were from the Bayou City Fellowship summer camp and were visiting the park from Cypress, Tomball and Spring Branch, according to the release.The $800,000 building opened in 2010 after its predecessor was badly damaged by Hurricane Ike, according to websote The Facts of Brazoria County. The building is on pilings that stand about 11 feet above ground level.
Surfside Beach Mayor Gregg Bisso didn't respond to messages left for him late Thursday afternoon. Three of the five members of the village's board of aldermen declined comment when reached by phone. No cause for the collapse was given. Officials said updates would be provided as the investigation continues. The Brazoria County District Attorney's Office was among the dozen agencies that responded to the collapse, according to the release.
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