Send this page to someone via email A day after a deck collapse at a home in Langley, B.C., sent dozens of relatives to hospital, the wedding that the family was celebrating still went ahead Saturday. The collapse happened during a reception at a home in the Aldergrove community on Friday, where over 100 people had gathered to celebrate the nuptials. Up to 40 people were taken to hospital, with at least 15 of them suffering serious injuries, including broken legs. Several of those people will require surgery, and some of those procedures were performed Saturday. WATCH: Deck collapse at Langley wedding sends dozens to hospital 0:23 Deck collapse at Langley wedding sends dozens to hospital Deck collapse at Langley wedding sends dozens to hospital – Apr 20, 2019 The ages of those injured range from a toddler under two years old to seniors. Story continues below advertisement The home, which was rented out for the reception, is closed off to the family and the public as police investigate. READ MORE: Deck collapse during wedding celebration in Langley injures up to 40 people Langley RCMP said Saturday crews will potentially remain on the scene throughout the weekend as they try to determine the cause of the collapse along with investigators from the Township of Langley and the local fire department. RCMP Cpl. Craig van Herk said preliminary reports have found the cause doesn’t appear to be criminal, and the various agencies will conclude who should take over the investigation. “We want to ensure the structural integrity and safety of the home,” he said, adding that he couldn’t say for sure how long the investigation at the home would last. READ MORE: One injured in White Rock balcony collapse on Canada Day Speaking on behalf of the family Saturday, Deepak Garcha said they were all thankful the accident didn’t become a tragedy ahead of what was meant to be a joyous day. “Our family is resilient, and in spite of the horrific injuries and the heartache we’re carrying along with that, we’re still feeling the joy of the wedding and out time together,” Garcha said. Tweet This Click to share quote on Twitter: "Our family is resilient, and in spite of the horrific injuries and the heartache we're carrying along with that, we're still feeling the joy of the wedding and out time together," Garcha said. Story continues below advertisement “There’s an overall sense that we’re so glad to be here, and it could have been so much worse,” she added. “There’s a lot of gratitude.”<doc-sep>Share this Story: Langley balcony collapse injures wedding guests, ruins 'day of happiness' Langley balcony collapse injures wedding guests, ruins 'day of happiness' “It was supposed to be a good day, some people were getting married. Luckily there were no kids underneath the porch that got hurt. Today was supposed to be a day of happiness and now it’s a day … of this.” Photo by Glenda Luymes / Postmedia News Article content One day after a deck collapsed during a wedding party at a house in Langley, there were signs of both celebration and tragedy surrounding the scene. On Saturday, the front door of the large white home was swathed in pink and peach fabric and a garland of white flowers, while behind the house, yellow police tape surrounded the large broken deck. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Langley balcony collapse injures wedding guests, ruins 'day of happiness' Back to video Police said dozens of people were injured, one critically, when the second-storey deck collapsed Friday evening during a fun wedding celebration. The incident occurred at a home in the 5800 block of 268th Street, during a wedding party attended by more than 100 people. The deck appears to have snapped away from the structure and collapsed, sending partygoers tumbling and causing multiple injuries. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 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Craig Van Herk said 911 calls started flooding in around 5:45 p.m. Police, the B.C. Ambulance Service and local firefighters all responded to the scene, where they found “35 to 40 injured people” ranging in age from children to the elderly. One person was transported by air ambulance to hospital in critical condition, while 17 others were taken to hospital with a variety of injuries. Police remained on scene Saturday, but Van Herk said it was “primarily as a safety precaution.” Preliminary investigation suggested there was no criminal element to the collapse, although the cause remains unclear. Van Herk said the family had been allowed back into the house to retrieve some items for the wedding, which was planned for Saturday. Fraser Health spokeswoman Lisa Thibault said some of the patients who arrived at hospital Friday have been discharged while others remain in hospital. She could not provide information on their condition. Provincial Health Services Authority spokesman Jose Vargas said injuries ranged in severity, but most were lower-extremity fractures. Photo by Shane MacKichan / THE CANADIAN PRESS Neighbour Charles Ford said he was working with a friend in his backyard when he heard a “deafening boom.” “I looked at my friend, because my back was toward the neighbour’s, and I said, ‘I think that came from next door.’ And my friend said, ‘I can see people running.’ And we could hear shouting going on. It looked pretty serious.” Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Ford said he ran into his house to grab first aid supplies, then headed next door. Around where the deck had collapsed, he said there were “bodies everywhere.” “Me and my friend tried our best to move as many people away from the porch as possible. There were two ladies, one was unconscious and the other was bleeding from her ankle pretty badly. I just put whatever bandages I can there. Paramedics eventually got there and switched off with me. “It was supposed to be a good day, some people were getting married. Luckily there were no kids underneath the porch that got hurt. Today was supposed to be a day of happiness and now it’s a day … of this.” Van Herk said it is not known how many people were on the deck at the time of the collapse. He noted it was a “fairly dynamic, complex situation” as first responders arrived to find so many injured people. — With files by The Canadian Press gluymes@postmedia.com Twitter.com/Glendaluymes CLICK HERE to report a typo. Is there more to this story? We’d like to hear from you about this or any other stories you think we should know about. 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The next issue of Vancouver Sun Headline News will soon be in your inbox. We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try again Trending<doc-sep>Dozens of party-goers were injured after a second-storey back deck abruptly collapsed during a wedding bash in Langley, B.C. Emergency crews were called to a home on 268th Street shortly after 5:30 p.m. on Friday evening. Witnesses told CTV Vancouver the back deck was filled with guests when it suddenly crashed down. “I heard this boom,” next-door neighbour Charles Edward Ford recalled. “I thought something exploded.” “It just collapsed on one side and all the people, they just like [went] into a slide. They just went down,” wedding guest Moninder Gill. Officials said the deck became detached from the home and collapsed. Police, firefighters, and the B.C. Ambulance Service responded to the scene where they found up to 40 people injured. “There was screaming, crying, a lot of the injuries were ankle, back, knee-related,” Ford said. “People were unconscious.” Officials said one person was airlifted to hospital in critical condition while two others were transported by ambulances. RCMP Cpl. Craig Van Herk told The Canadian Press that nearly 20 people suffered serious injuries, while 12 to 15 others were treated in hospital for minor injuries. Amarjit Gill was on the deck when it fell, but she was unhurt. She told CTV Vancouver that she saw a 14-year-old boy with a broken leg. It’s still unclear exactly how many guests were on the deck when it collapsed, but Van Herk said there were more than 100 people at the party. With files from The Canadian Press<doc-sep>
RCMP say 18 people are in hospital after a deck collapsed at a home in Langley, B.C., during a pre-wedding celebration early Friday evening. Cpl. Craig Van Herk said the detachment received several 911 calls from the 5800 block of 268th Street around 5:45 p.m. PT reporting a deck collapse. Nineteen ground ambulances and one air ambulance were dispatched to the scene, where officers found more than 100 people had been celebrating. Around 35 to 40 people were injured. "It is a fairly serious situation. By numbers alone, there's over 100 people and a deck collapsing … significant resources remain on scene," Van Herk said. Van Herk said the injured range from "children all the way up to the elderly." 'Tragic, alarming' Jose Vargas, a communications officer with the provincial health services authority, said 18 people were taken to hospitals with various injuries, mostly fractures of lower extremities. Langley RCMP said in a written statement that two or three people were in critical condition, and one person was transported to hospital in an air ambulance. Twelve to 15 people were in serious condition, and many others sustained minor injuries. "It's obviously a tragic, alarming situtation. You've got people there who are celebrating and suddenly, in a matter of seconds, everything changes," said Van Herk. Nineteen ground ambulances and one air ambulance were dispatched to the scene, where officers found more than 100 people had been celebrating. Around 35 to 40 people were injured. (Shane MacKichan) Van Herk said officers remained on the scene overnight, and that investigators have returned to the property this morning to determine what led to the collapse. RCMP said that although the investigation is in early stages, there does not appear to be any "overt criminal actions" that caused the collapse. Watch: First responders on scene at a Langley home after a deck collapse First responders respond to deck collapse in Langley, B.C. CBC News BC 0:52 Around 5:40 p.m. PT a deck collapsed at a Langley home where a celebration was taking place. 0:52 'Bodies everywhere' Neighbour Charles Ford was working in his garden next door when he heard a "deafening boom." He said he saw people running and shouting, and ran into his house to grab First Aid supplies. "What I saw was bodies everywhere. Like where the porch collapsed, there was bodies everywhere," he said. He said he and his friend started trying to move people away from the collapsed deck. "There were two ladies ... one was unconscious and the other was bleeding from her ankle pretty bad and I just put whatever bandages I could on there [until] paramedics eventually got there," he said. "It's unfortunate you know. Today was supposed to be a day of happiness and now, it's a day of this."