Posted on 06/26/2014 2:31:52 PM PDT by kingattax
KATY, Texas (AP) — A floor collapsed under a large crowd of people gathered Thursday for a religious event in suburban Houston, sending three dozen people to hospitals, though most suffered minor injuries, authorities said.
The collapse occurred while as many as 125 people gathered for the event in a residential neighborhood of Katy, just west of Houston. People were in a room above a detached garage when the floor gave way, though it wasn't immediately clear how many people were inside at the time, West I-10 Fire Department spokesman Tim Thomas said.
He said 36 people were taken to hospitals. Three people suffered "urgent" but not critical injuries, while the others mostly suffered minor injuries, he said.
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/johnny
Katy TX was where the property owner held pig races to keep the muzzies from parking there.
Notice the religion of the `worshippers’ is not specified?
ROPers, 10 to 1.
On the San Antonio news, they said roof of a garage collapsed on a “gathering” of 125 people. I wondered why 125 people would be smooshed up in a garage...”Gathering” I took to mean like a kid’s birthday party or a barbeque because the word religious was omitted..
/johnny
Thou shalt not stomp on the floor while singing lest the shock load god smite thee.
I saw video (from the next door neighbor I think), and the women were in saris..It said thery were installing an idol or statue for a religious shrine, and it mentioned Northern India.
/johnny
Nope, they belong to the Jain religion. We heard it on TV.
/johnny
125 people in a room above a detached garage. I think I see the problem.
Katy bar the floor!
Indian.
Sikhs?
The WHOLE floor of Texas?
This sounds HUGH.
Jains preach nonviolence toward all life forms. Not considered a threat.
Too bad in this case. Hope they come out OK.
Sounds like a little under 4 square feet per person. Folks in India are probably use to high density living.
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