By Ted Clifford
The State
LEXINGTON, S.C. — Eight people were taken to the hospital Saturday after a wooden deck gave out beneath them as they snapped family pictures.
The Lexington County Fire Service responded to a home on the 100 block of Able Harmon Way, near Lake Murray, around 1:15 p.m. Saturday.
First responders said the family was standing on the outdoor deck taking pictures when part of the structure collapsed.
Pictures posted on the County of Lexington Twitter page show a gaping hole in the deck where the floor planking gave out. Splintered planking can be seen lying on the ground below.
The victims suffered minor injuries and were transported to a nearby hospital by EMS, according to a statement from Lexington County.
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