Overview
- The wooden floor gave way as the ceremony began in Tamworth, sending guests into an approximately 8-foot-deep basement.
- Authorities estimate about 145 people were present and roughly 70 fell or slid into the space below.
- Six people suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to hospitals, and four have since been discharged.
- Responders reported several guests were trapped under farm equipment and fallen beams stored in the basement before being extricated.
- Investigators from the New Hampshire State Fire Marshal's Office say the cause remains under review and suspect the hall exceeded its capacity.