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Ky. EMS personnel injured in porch collapse

Four first responders in Bell County were injured when a porch collapsed while they were moving a patient

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By Bill Carey
EMS1

BELL COUNTY, Ky. — Several Kentucky EMS personnel were injured in a porch collapse while moving a patient on Aug. 8.

Bell County Dispatch told WYMT that EMS personnel were on the porch with a seizure patient when it collapsed. Four first responders and the patient fell between 15 and 20 feet.

The four first responders and the patient were transported to a hospital.

Officials said it was unclear what caused the porch to collapse.