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Demovictory9

(32,475 posts) Sun Oct 21, 2018, 11:19 AM Oct 2018

apartment floor collapses into basement at party near Clemson U. 30 injured

https://www.thedailybeast.com/dozens-injured-after-floor-collapses-at-south-carolina-party?via=twitter_page

about 30 people were injured late Saturday when a floor collapsed during a crowded dance party in South Carolina, sending dozens of revelers plunging into a basement. The accident reportedly happened at an apartment building near Clemson University. The Clemson City Police Department said that none of the injuries were considered life-threatening, but numerous people were taken to hospitals. Video of the incident shows the heart-stopping moment the floor gives way, with some students seen unsuccessfully trying to jump to safety before falling on top of the mass of people who’d already hit the ground below. In one video, onlookers are seen watching in disbelief and horror as some of the injured scream out from below.

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apartment floor collapses into basement at party near Clemson U. 30 injured (Original Post) Demovictory9 Oct 2018 OP

Somebody messed up Rorey Oct 2018 #1

TURN DOWN FOR WHAT? better Oct 2018 #2

My guess: Too many people, and dancing in rhythm Adrahil Oct 2018 #3

Rorey

(8,445 posts)

1. Somebody messed up

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Sun Oct 21, 2018, 11:53 AM

Oct 2018

I wonder if there was a maximum capacity stated for the clubhouse.

I'm working on a house right now that we own as a rental. I was shocked when I went into the basement and looked up and saw that there was no subfloor. The hardwood flooring was nailed directly to the floor joists! I relayed this discovery to some guys who came to check out the floors before starting to install new flooring. The didn't believe me. When we went downstairs to verify my claim, they discovered that a major support was altered at some point in order to install a second set of stairs into the basement. Thank goodness we discovered that before new tenants move in!

Maybe the same sort of thing happened at this apartment building in Clemson. Maybe alterations at some point. or maybe the site of the clubhouse was never built to sustain the weight of so many people.

I'm glad nobody suffered life-threatening injuries. What a nightmare!

better

(884 posts)

2. TURN DOWN FOR WHAT?

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Sun Oct 21, 2018, 12:16 PM

Oct 2018

Adrahil

(13,340 posts)

3. My guess: Too many people, and dancing in rhythm

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Sun Oct 21, 2018, 01:06 PM

Oct 2018

Get a few dozen people dancing in rhythm, and that's trouble.... more so if the rhythm is close to a harmonic frequency of the structure.

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