Miami deck collapse: 33 injured as dozens plunged into water

MIAMI - An outdoor deck at a Miami area sports bar partially collapsed late last night, spilling dozens of people watching Game 4 of the NBA finals into Biscayne Bay and injuring 33, two of them seriously, authorities said.

Bar customers and rescuers pulled people from the bay amid a chaotic scene. One witness, Martin Torres, 42, of Los Angeles, said he heard a loud explosion and thought a boat had struck the deck. He said he looked out from the restaurant and saw people staring up from the water, and then he and others started helping pull patrons out of the water.
“It was shock,” said Torres. “People were yelling. Nobody knew. People came out all wet. They were crying. For a while, nobody knows what was going on.”