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August 11, 2009
Freak accident cause injury to 14 patrons
A freak accident at The Jungle nightclub on the Norman Manley Boulevard in Negril, Westmoreland, about 2:20 Sunday morning resulted in 14 patrons being injured.
According to reports in the Star the incident occurred when approximately 40 patrons disobeyed staff instructions to refrain from climbing over barriers and on top of a section of the roof where they danced and got a vantage point to watch a stage show with Beenie Man, Elephant Man, Vybz Kartel and other performers.
After unsuccessful efforts to remove the 40 patrons from the roof, it caved in when the officers who were called in to help were on their way to their area in question. A section of the roof collapsed and a number of persons were injured, including some of those who were on the roof, as well as others who were on the lower floor.
Up to late yesterday morning, emergency personnel had estimated that at least 14 persons turned up at the Savanna-la-Mar General Public Hospital with injuries. Two of them were admitted.