Sunday, August 01, 2004
52 people injured
   CNN reports on Diamond Horseshoe disaster
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St. Ignatius EMTs Shantell Frame and Darin Incashola outside the Diamond Horseshoe early Saturday morning.

According to CNN, fifty-two people were injured when a deck collapsed at a Montana casino, including four people with "life-threatening" injuries. Polson, Montana, Fire Chief Tom Maloney said the call about the deck collapse at the Diamond Horseshoe casino came in just before midnight Friday. "We airlifted four folks to Missoula and Kalispell," Maloney said. The other injured persons either were taken or took themselves to St. Joseph's Medical Center in Polson. In addition to those with life-threatening injuries, Maloney said three more had serious injuries. He said the cause of the 14-foot high deck's collapse is still under investigation.
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