Overview
- Officials reported no fatalities and said the hospitalized victims have non-life-threatening injuries.
- Dispatch audio indicated roughly 140 to 145 people were present when the collapse occurred shortly before 5 p.m.
- Part of the floor fell into the basement as the ceremony began, with an estimated eight-foot drop and some people briefly trapped before being pulled out.
- Authorities declared a mass-casualty incident, multiple fire departments responded, and the road to the venue on Philbrick Neighborhood Road was closed.
- A MaineHealth spokesperson said three patients arrived by ambulance and one person was flown to Maine Medical Center, as investigators work to determine the cause.