New Year’s celebrations were cut short for families after a Lego block with balloons crashed into the crowded arcade in Massachusetts.
Peabody Police Department confirmed in a Facebook post that multiple people were injured when a plastic Lego display fell from a mezzanine at the In the Game arcade in Peabody.
According to the arcade’s Facebook page, they hosted a “noon welcome party” on Tuesday afternoon.
Peabody Fire Chief John Dowling told Fox News Digital they received a call about a partial ceiling collapse at the arcade shortly after noon.
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Video shows the moment a balloon toppled a Lego block inside an arcade in Peabody, Massachusetts, injuring several people. (Terri Whitaker via Storyful)
After arriving at the scene, Dowling said crews discovered that it wasn’t the ceiling that had collapsed, but that the Lego bricks, which were 12 feet tall, had fallen on a group of people during a failed New Year’s Eve balloon drop.
Dowling said the balloons were supposed to be released from the display during the party and it appeared a person pulled too hard on the display, causing it to tip over.
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Ten people were injured when a Lego brick fell on those attending a New Year’s Eve family event in Peabody, Mass., on Tuesday, firefighters said. (WBZ-TV)
Dowling said 10 people suffered minor injuries. Eight were taken to hospital for treatment, while two refused medical transport.
Of those eight who sought treatment, Dowling said three were adults and five were children, who mostly suffered cuts and scrapes.
Lawren Turco, who attended the event with her family, he told WBZ-TV that it is “pure chaos”.
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Multiple people were injured at In the Game in Peabody, Massachusetts, after a Lego brick fell into the crowd during a failed New Year’s Eve balloon drop. (In Game – Peabody)
“We watched the whole balloon come down and we had no idea anything had happened until we left right after the balloon went down,” Turco described to WBZ-TV.
“Big LEGO pieces were everywhere, kids were crying, there were a bunch of people in the office, some with ice packs over their heads, and people letting their kids steal Lego pieces as souvenirs. It was pure chaos. I had no idea of the true events. until the incident,” continued Turco.
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The arcade was closed as a precaution for a short time after the incident, but reopened a short time later.
A spokesperson for the arcade told Fox News Digital that they are cooperating with authorities as the situation is assessed.
Stepheny Price is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Tips and story ideas can be sent to stepheny.price@fox.com
