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Deck collapses at party, injures three college students

By Larry Hartstein
Nov 23, 2009

Three college students were hurt when a deck collapsed during a party early Sunday, authorities  said.

The deck collapsed at 810 Parsons St. in Atlanta around 12:30 a.m. The students were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, WSB-TV reported.

The station said one of the victims is 18 years old and the other two are 20.

Atlanta fire officials said they had no further information on the extent of the injuries or why the deck collapsed.

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