At Least 3 Hospitalized After Bar Ceiling Collapses

ROCHESTER HILLS, MI — A ceiling collapse at a Rochester HIlls bar injured several people, including some who required hospitalization, Tuesday night, according to media reports.

Sgt. Steve Kramer of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office told The Metro Times that a 911 call was made from Muldoon’s Tavern about 8:26 p.m.

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None of those hurt in the collapse suffered life-threatening injuries, and no one was trapped inside the bar at 3982 W. Auburn Road, Kramer said.

Kramer told WWJ/CBS Detroit that at least three people were hospitalized and a few people sustained lacerations to the head when the ceiling suddenly came crashing down on a small crowd of people watching a Detroit Tigers baseball game.

John Naglick, a customer, told The Metro Times that at least one person was temporarily pinned, and bar staff and patrons lifted the bar to free the individual before calling 911.

The investigation into why the ceiling collapsed is continuing. Fire officials have ruled out a structural problem, but engineers are continuing to investigate the cause.

WDIV-TV’s Jason Colthrop tweeted Tuesday night that the metal bolts on an overhang at the bar broke, causing it to fall. Witnesses reported a bloody scene to Colthrop.