25 hurt in collapse of concrete awning at NC school, official says
Iredell-Statesville Schools spokesman Susie Wiberg said the students were standing under awning as a band competition was about to begin inside the school
At least 25 people were injured on Saturday night when a concrete canopy collapsed on a group of band students who had gathered outside a North Carolina high school shortly before a competition.
Dr. Howard Bell of the Iredell Emergency Medical Services confirmed the injury total to reporters after the awning collapse outside the entrance to North Iredell High School in Olin. At least one student was taken to a Winston-Salem hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries, authorities said without elaborating. "Our thoughts and prayers are with our students, and we understand that some of the parents may have been injured as well," Iredell-Statesville Schools Superintendent Brady Johnson said. More...
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