Five injured in College Park balcony collapse

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Five people were injured after a balcony collapsed at a townhome in College Park, according to rescue officials.

It happened at the Avery Park Townhomes on Charlestown Drive Saturday night.

According to College Park Fire and Rescue, one of the injured people may have suffered a broken leg and the other four sustained minor injuries during the ten-foot fall.

Officials said the family was having a cookout at the time.

The cause of the collapse remains under investigation.

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