Lego display falls and injures 10 people at New Year’s Eve event at Massachusetts arcade

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Ten people were injured when a Lego display fell onto a crowd during a New Year’s Eve event in Massachusetts, fire officials said.

The incident occurred during an indoor balloon drop at In The Game, an arcade and restaurant, in Peabody, about 2 miles west of Salem.

The family-oriented event was to celebrate the New Year by releasing balloons from a net from the ceiling at noon on Tuesday. Video on the arcade’s Facebook page showed the preparations for the festivities.

A Lego display erected on a ledge 12 feet high inside the building collapsed and fell onto the crowd below, Peabody Fire Department Chief John Dowling told NBC News.

Ten spectators — four adults and six children — were injured with minor cuts and scrapes, he said, adding, “Everyone is okay.”

Four of the injured were transported to Salem Hospital and four to Lahey Medical Center, and two others refused transported.

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