One injured in New London deck collapse

New London -- One person was injured Saturday night when the deck of a Bank Street bar partially collapsed just before midnight, according to the New London fire department.

"It's pretty lucky only one person got hurt because there were a lot of people downtown last night," said Lt. Tod Chilleri, the acting battalion chief.

Chilleri said he was unsure how many people were on the deck at Exchange Bar & Grill last night and said the building department has been called to inspect the structure. The sole victim, a female who officials did not identify, was taken to Lawrence & Memorial Hospital with what were described as minor injuries.

"Obviously it came down for a reason, but to tell you how many people were there, I couldn't say," Chilleri said. "But it was Halloween and obviously a lot of people were out."

Telephone calls to the Exchange went unanswered this morning.