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June 13, 2013: An outdoor deck at a Miami-area restaurant and bar collapsed into Biscayne Bay Thursday night, injuring dozens.WSVN.com
DEVELOPING: An outdoor patio deck at a popular Miami-area sports bar collapsed Thursday night as fans watched the NBA finals, sending dozens of people into the water and critically injuring three people, authorities said.
Lt. Ignatius Carroll of Miami Fire-Rescue said late Thursday that 100 people fell into the water. He said rescuers pulled patrons from Biscayne Bay, and that divers were searching waters underneath the collapsed deck as helicopters shined spotlights onto the area.
Carroll said authorities were not sure if everyone was accounted for.
The accident occurred around 9:45 p.m. at Shucker's Bar & Grill in North Bay Village, north of Miami Beach, as customers were watching the Miami Heat play the San Antonio Spurs.
WSVN.com reports that 24 people were injured, three critically. Customers fell into several feet of water from the deck of the sports bar, which is located in North Bay Village, north of Miami Beach.
News director Tom Tuckwell told the news station that he had his back to the bay when he heard an enormous roar. When he turned around, he saw people disappeared beneath them.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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