Pier collapses in FL - dozens in water

@NewsBreaker: UPDATE: 24 victims being treated, 3 in critical condition, 2 air-rescue units searching the water after deck collapses at Miami bar - @wsvn

I have my boat in a marina across the street. The pier at the Shucker's restaurant was in a really bad condition for a long time. Tipical Miami mindset of not fixing things until something bad happens.

Definately the case here!

There's a gas leak all resources have to pull back until gas is shut off!

@NewsBreaker: UPDATE: @CBSMiami reports The Coast Guard says they are looking for two people who are unaccounted for after deck collapse in Miami

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BREAKING: Deck collapses at Shuckers Restaurant during Miami Heat game


An unidentified woman is taken away in an ambulance following the collapse of a deck at Shuckers Bar & Grill in North Bay Village Thursday night. FERNANDO PEINADO / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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MIAMI HERALD STAFF REPORT
A deck behind the popular Shuckers sports bar in North Bay Village collapsed Thursday night, spilling scores of customers watching the Miami Heat vs. San Antonio Spurs game into Biscayne Bay.

Dozens of police and fire-rescue units rushed to the scene after the sudden collapse, which happened about 9:45 [p.m., minutes before the game’s halftime. WSVN-Fox 7 reported that one person was taken to a hospital in critical condition and that four were listed in serious condition.

As helicopters circled over the scene, rescuers carried people from the scene on stretchers, one after another.

Chris Volz, 39, said he was sitting at the western end of the bar, about 10 feet from where the deck gave way. “Everybody’s watching the game. It sounded like a freight train, then everyone was gone. The deck went down like a V.” He said it happened in a split second and that no one had a chance to get away.

He said bartenders were diving into the water to help rescue the patrons. Fire trucks pulled to the water’s edge and extended their ladders over the water to help the patrons climb to safety.

Shuckers lost power when the collapse happened, casting victims and rescuers alike into the dark.

Hernan Reyes, 21, and friend Crystal Infante, 23, were eating and watching then game when the deck, about five feet over the water, collapsed. Infante said the water was shallow enough for them to stand, but it was difficult for them to get out because wood, umbrellas, tables, chairs and other debris currounded them.

“There was a crack, and then we were in the water,” Infante said. “There was just a crack, and then we were in the water....It was really hard to get out, and you coudln’t find anyone.”

By 11 p.m., a triage unit had been set up in the parking lot, and victims were still being removed from the water.. Traffic on the 79th Street Causeway was closed off in both directions.

Police and rescue units from North Bay Village, Miami-Dade County, Miami, Miami Beach and El Portal were on the scene within minutes.

Read more here: [link to www.miamiherald.com]

I thought the thread title was 'Piers(Morgan) collapses in FL..' I was like, 'What the fuck is in that water?' Dipshit. To bad though, would have been a great story then. Terrible news!

The soft attacks on america's infrastructure continue.

Miami is a small town despite what outsiders think, everyone knows everyone who is a year round resident.

another stupid theme restaurant bites the dust. Thank you lawyers!

Im guessing this has to do with all the erosion on Miami Beach since Hurricane Sandy. Piers have fell before due to beach erosions.

Oh dear :(

They Packed that Bitch for the Heat game

Owners gonna burn.....you know that rickety ass pier wasn't ment for all them ppl !!!!

Miami Heat fans falling in the water, no one gives a shit.

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Probably has to do with the obeycity epidemic, lack of repair of infrastructure, corporate greed, and stewpidity.

That's what happens when Overeaters Anonymous poses for a group photo.

think they served real scotch like NJ

Some got ate by alligators.

Those damn beavers again..

Nah, just the result of an obvious lack of anything resembling attention to an aged infrastructure. They could have created jobs by the thousands, tens of thousands & actually helped the economy but that is in direct conflict with Their goals of destroying this Country. Many more bridges will start collapsing & many more lives will be lost, it's only a matter of time.

Ban piers and Piers.

What's with everything either exploding or collapsing lately ?

i hated when is human error...:-(:yoda:

FALSE FLAG ATTACK!


EVERYONE RUN!






Cmon someone had to say it!

100 injured? How many damn people did they have prancing around on that pier? At 140 lb a head (rough guess, averaging male and female), 140,000 lbs or about 70 tons. That's pretty close to the weight of a main battle tank.

Just saw video of over weight people on stretchers going into ambulances. If that's the case,then load was to much for the deck to handle. There you go.