Performers Hurt in Platform Collapse at Providence Circus

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Nine aerial performers were injured when a platform fell Sunday afternoon during a circus show in Providence.


NECN reported the incident happened during the hire wire act when it snapped, leaving six critically injured and three others with non-life-threatening injuries.


The Providence police chief told the television station that all the victims, who fell 30 feet, are expected to survive and are at Rhode Island Hospital.


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