A Lego show at a packed arcade in Massachusetts collapsed Tuesday afternoon when workers triggered a New Yr balloon drop — injuring 10 individuals, together with eight who have been despatched to the hospital.
The stunning caught-on-camera accident in the course of the “Happy Noon Years” occasion at In The Recreation on Lowell Avenue in Peabody, Massachusetts, shocked the group of revelers.
In a video obtained by NBC Boston, the group chanted and cheered forward of the balloon launch.
However as quickly because the barrage fell, it took with it a show of Legos assembled into what seemed like an old-school arcade sport — which then tumbled instantly onto spectators a dozen toes beneath.
Ten individuals have been damage, in keeping with Peabody police. Eight of these damage have been despatched to the hospital, whereas two declined medical transport. It’s unclear if any of the victims have been youngsters.
“I didn’t know anybody was hurt until after,” Keegan Oblenes, 13, instructed NBC Boston.
He added that it took a minute for the group to determine what occurred — and that the noisy collapse had truly damage individuals on the sold-out occasion.
“Then I was sort of worried and everybody started clearing out and then an ambulance showed up,” he stated. “And a fire truck. And then the stretcher came out.”
Crews cleared the scene by 12:45 p.m.
One other video posted to Fb confirmed the web of balloons tied to the Lego show — and the collapse as the load of the balloons being pulled took the Lego show down.
