Posted on 03/21/2026 3:17:31 PM PDT by CFW
A wedding party was interrupted when the floor collapsed at about 4:30 this afternoon in Tamworth, NH, according to emergency responders via radio traffic.
The Preserve at Chocorua, also being referred to as The Tap House, at 88 Philbrook Neighborhood Rd, Tamworth, NH was the venue for a wedding today with 145 people present when part of the floor collapsed into the basement during the event. The number of injured has not been stated, but at least 10 ambulances have responded from area towns in what was described as a mass casualty incident, and Life Flight is responding to transport one status 1 patient.
This is an active scene at this time. Please avoid the area.
THIS INCIDENT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS A MASS CASUALTY INCIDENT (MCI), WHICH REFERS TO AN EVENT INVOLVING MULTIPLE PATIENTS AND A HIGH DEMAND FOR EMERGENCY RESOURCES. AN MCI DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY INDICATE FATALITIES. PLEASE AVOID THE AREA TO ALLOW RESPONDERS ACCESS.
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No fatalities, one flew, Memorial and Huggins EDs were busy for a while.
“Wasn’t there some kind of harmonic convergence involved there or did it just let go”
the steel fabricator changed the original design to simplify construction without proper engineering load analysis on the changes ... this resulted in the load being doubled on part of the walkway, which caused the collapse ..
Poorly designed screw that was used in suspended balcony walkway...no structural support.
A news report on it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=howJvpVKbjo
Thank God for that.
I figured you’d know.
I forgot about that GG Bridge event. The photos showed the bridge deck being compressed to a straight horizontal line instead of a big unloaded hump in the mid span.
Yikes 😳
“Failure of Review: The contractor suggested the rod change to ease construction, but the structural engineering firm approved the change without performing calculations or conducting a detailed review.“
Just. Wow. Damn. I’d never have believed professionals on so big a project could be that stupid.
According to Google: An investigation concluded that it would have failed under one-third of the weight it held that night. Convicted of gross negligence, misconduct and unprofessional conduct, the engineering company lost its national affiliation and all engineering licenses in four states, but was acquitted of …”
It’s a crime in itself that no one did time.
Mind boggling isn’t it ?
I’m not an engineer so I do not know what the process is for design changes .
If the builder suggested a design change I would have expected that the proposed change would have been reviewed by engineers, not architects or tradesmen .
Hey Bob the Builder says we have a design change, oh, ok, sounds good.
This failure and collapse never should have happened.
The problem is smart architects and engineers cannot fully fathom the stupidity, ignorance and actions of the ppl who use their products.
Was this the collapse on a woman designed structure?
An old barn. Every old barn in New England is now a wedding venue.
An old barn, so likely not.
But 140 people is way too many for that little space suspended on old boards.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_International_University_pedestrian_bridge_collapse
Doesn’t look like it was woman designed.
Perhaps a freeper fantasy.
I avoid large groups of people. Dangerous and unpredictable.
I found a pic of the collapse
Local forum responds:
https://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30471
Well, it was safe for 144 adults.
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