Ten people were injured when a toy display fell onto a crowd during a New Year’s Eve event in Massachusetts, fire officials said.
The incident occurred during an indoor balloon drop at In The Game, an arcade and restaurant, in Peabody, about 2 miles west of Salem.
The family-oriented event was to celebrate the new year by releasing balloons from a net from the ceiling at noon Tuesday. Video on the arcade’s Facebook page showed the preparations for the festivities.
A plastic-brick display erected on a ledge 12 feet high inside the building collapsed and fell onto the crowd below, Peabody Fire Department Chief John Dowling told NBC News.
Ten spectators — four adults and six children — were injured with minor cuts and scrapes, he said, adding, “Everyone is OK.”
Four of the injured were transported to Salem Hospital and four to Lahey Medical Center, and two others refused transported.
Keegan Oblenes, 13, was at the event and recalled the ordeal to NBC Boston.
“I didn’t know anybody was hurt until after,” Keegan said. “Then I was sort of worried and everybody started clearing out and then an ambulance showed up. And a fire truck. And then the stretcher came out.”
A representative for In The Game’s ownership group told the station it was working with authorities.
