A stage collapsed in a Miramar warehouse where a New Year’s party was being held, injuring at least three people, the San Diego Police Department said.
The warehouse is located on Trade Street near Camino Santa Fe, north of Miramar Road. The SDPD and the San Diego Fire Department are on site.
SDPD official Robert Heims said a top-level internship had collapsed in a group and said it didn’t look like the warehouse structure had collapsed.
San Diego police are investigating after several people were injured when a platform collapsed at an illegal New Year’s party at a warehouse in Miramar.
The guests told NBC 7 that there were a few hundred people at the party when an upper floor collapsed under the weight of the crowd.
Guest Isiah Paiter said everyone was having fun, “getting together, celebrating,” when an upstairs balcony became unstable.
“It seemed a little shaky in the early evening. A lot of people in it, it kind of fell and some people fell. It was really unfortunate,” said Paiter.
A team from NBC 7 arrived on the scene as the crowds left the building and headed for the cars. Some seemed to be in a hurry to leave, apparently concerned with getting in trouble for attending the party.