10 hospitalized after balcony collapses at apartment near UC campus
LEADING THE WAY. WANT TO GET YOU CAUGHT UP ON THAT BREAKING NEWS STORY RIGHT NEAR UC. MULTIPLE PEOPLE, SERIOUS INJURIES. NOW, THERE’S BEEN A BALCONY. BALCONY COLLAPSE RIGHT IN AN APARTMENT COMPLEX. AND WE ARE NOW TOLD AT LEAST TEN PEOPLE WERE RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL. THIS IS HAPPENING AT A STUDENT APARTMENT BUILDING ALONG STETSON STREET, RIGHT THERE ON THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI’S CAMPUS, OR JUST OFF CAMPUS. LET’S GET RIGHT THERE TO THE SCENE. SEAN MACKINNON AND SEAN, YOU JUST GOT AN UPDATE ON THOSE INJURIES. YEAH, WE DID GET THAT THAT UPDATE ON THOSE INJURIES. SEVEN PEOPLE TAKEN TO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. TWO TAKEN A GOOD SAM. ONE PERSON TAKEN TO CHRIST HOSPITAL. ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE HAS LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. THEY WERE TAKEN TO UC HOSPITAL. THEY ARE IN SURGERY RIGHT NOW. I WANT TO SHOW YOU THIS BALCONY COLLAPSE RIGHT HERE ON. YOU CAN SEE THAT IT WHERE IT WAS UP THERE. ANOTHER BALCONY, FOR EXAMPLE, IS TO THE RIGHT OF IT. IT HAD AT LEAST WHAT’S BEEN DESCRIBED EARLIER AS A 20 FOOT FALL. YOU CAN SEE THAT WOODEN BALCONY NOW SIDEWAYS ON THE GROUND OF THIS PARKING LOT OF THIS APARTMENT COMPLEX. ONE OF THOSE FIRE INVESTIGATORS WITH THEIR FLASHLIGHT OUT, TAKING PICTURES OF IT, DOCUMENTING THE SCENE, ANALYZING EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED HERE. THERE ARE STILL STUDENTS HERE THIS EVENING. TALKING WITH POLICE, TALKING WITH CINCINNATI FIRE. AGAIN, WE KNOW THERE ARE TEN INJURIES. NOW, ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES, MULTIPLE OF THOSE PEOPLE WITH SERIOUS INJURIES, SOME OF THEM ALSO WITH MORE MINOR INJURIES. STUDENTS ARE SHAKEN UP THIS EVENING. AS YOU CAN SEE AGAIN, THIS BALCONY HAS COLLAPSED HERE, NOT FAR FROM UC HEALTH, NOT FAR FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI. IT’S NOT STUDENT HOUSING. CINCINNATI POLICE TELL US, BUT IT IS. STUDENTS DO LIVE AT THESE APARTMENTS. EVERYONE WE’VE TALKED TO TONIGHT, OUR STUDENTS. CINCINNATI POLICE SAY THEY WERE HERE. SOME KIND OF CELEBRATION FOR PASSING AN EXAM TODAY. THAT’S WHY THEY WERE ALL TOGETHER. POLICE SAY THIS WAS A STRUCTURAL FAILURE. THE WOODEN DECK. THIS EVENING, EARLIER THIS EVENING. COLLAPSING. AS SOON AS WE GET MORE INFORMATION THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT, WE’LL BRING THAT TO YOU ON AIR AND ONLIN
10 hospitalized after balcony collapses at apartment near UC campus
Updated: 11:27 PM EDT Oct 17, 2025
Ten people are injured after a balcony collapsed at an apartment building near University of Cincinnati’s campus.According to the Cincinnati Fire Department, multiple units are responding to the scene on Stetson Street. It happened around 10:10 p.m.Officials on the scene say ten people were taken to nearby hospitals. Of those, one is being treated for life-threatening injuries, five have what’s described as “serious” injuries, and four are minor.A photo from the scene shows multiple emergency crews responding. This is a developing story and will be updated as we learn more information. This story was curated by Hearst’s WLWT Alert Desk.Sharing brings us closer together. If this story happened near you, share this article with friends in your area using the WLWT mobile app so they can read along with you. The WLWT app is available for free in Apple’s App Store and on Google Play.See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it’s safe to do so at www.wlwt.com/upload.
CINCINNATI —
Ten people are injured after a balcony collapsed at an apartment building near University of Cincinnati’s campus.
According to the Cincinnati Fire Department, multiple units are responding to the scene on Stetson Street. It happened around 10:10 p.m.
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A balcony has collapsed at a student apartment building near the University Of Cincinnati. Multiple people plummeting to the ground. Several people are injured.
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Officials on the scene say ten people were taken to nearby hospitals. Of those, one is being treated for life-threatening injuries, five have what’s described as “serious” injuries, and four are minor.
A photo from the scene shows multiple emergency crews responding.
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Multiple fire crews respond after a balcony collapsed on an apartment building.
This is a developing story and will be updated as we learn more information.
This story was curated by Hearst’s WLWT Alert Desk.
Sharing brings us closer together. If this story happened near you, share this article with friends in your area using the WLWT mobile app so they can read along with you. The WLWT app is available for free in Apple’s App Store and on Google Play.
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