18 HURT IN PONTINS HOLIDAY PARK HORROR
SIX people were taken to hospital last night when part of a ceiling crashed to the ground at a holiday resort.
Emergency services rushed to the scene at Pontins Brean Sands in Somerset following reports of a “roof collapse” in the main building.
A total of 18 patients were treated, with six taken to hospital.
Mum Lisa Cook, 40, who was hit by falling debris, said: “There was a loud crack and part of the ceiling came.
“It was chaos, people were screaming and shouting and running around. There were a couple of people underneath it, but they managed to get out. Big sheets of wood came down and scraped my neck. My son hid under the table. We ran outside, we got straight out of there.
“After we got out I went back in and lifted the boards to see if there was anyone underneath.”
Guest Michelle Lewis, 47, said: “It looked like a terror attack. People running around, people trapped.
“I know there were children underneath there. They’re taking the injured into a separate building.”
Another eyewitness said the incident was in the “Fun Factory” venue. He said: “A big long wall has collapsed from height with lots of lighting rigging and TV screens attached to it, falling onto guests.”
Police confirmed that a number of guests had suffered “minor injuries”.
The force said: “Shortly before 6.30pm emergency services were called to Brean Sands Holiday Park following reports a ceiling had collapsed inside a building.
“A number of people suffered minor injuries in the incident but thankfully no one was seriously hurt.
“A search of the scene has been carried out and we can confirm no one was trapped under the debris.”