2 hospitalized after tent collapses under weight of snow at Medford nursing home
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2 hospitalized after tent collapses under weight of snow at Medford nursing home
"A pop-up tent collapsed on Sunday due to the weight of snow, sending two residents to the hospital, the Medford Police Department said. Medford police responded to a tent collapse at a nursing home on Sunday at 120 Murray Street, police said. The Glen Ridge Nursing Care Center had a pop-up tent in the back patio that collapsed due to the buildup of snow, police said."
"Medford police responded to a tent collapse at a nursing home on Sunday at 120 Murray Street, police said. The Glen Ridge Nursing Care Center had a pop-up tent in the back patio that collapsed due to the buildup of snow, police said. As police arrived, they had to cut the tent to free the residents. Two individuals were sent to a local hospital for serious but non-life threatening injuries, police said."
On Sunday, a pop-up tent on the back patio of Glen Ridge Nursing Care Center at 120 Murray Street collapsed under accumulated snow. Medford police and emergency responders arrived at the scene and cut the tent to free residents who were trapped inside. Two residents sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries and were transported to a nearby hospital for treatment. The collapse resulted from snow buildup that exceeded the tent's load capacity. The nursing home patio tent failure prompted on-scene rescue measures and hospital transport for the injured individuals. Police handled the scene and coordinated with medical transport for the injured residents.
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