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- Three people were injured — one seriously — after scaffolding blew off a roof into the courtyard of a bar next door, the FDNY said
- The scaffolding blew off the roof of a 12-story building on 4th Avenue, near President Street, Sunday afternoon
- One patron was taken to the hospital with a serious head injury, the FDNY said. Two others were evaluated at the scene
Three people were injured — one seriously — after scaffolding blew off a roof into the courtyard of a bar next door, the FDNY said.
Construction crews were working on the bulkhead of the roof of a 12-story building on 4th Avenue, near President Street, on the border of Park Slope and Gowanus Sunday afternoon when a gust of wind blew the scaffolding around the bulkhead off the roof, FDNY Deputy Chief James McNally said.
The scaffolding flew into the courtyard of a two-story bar next door, injuring three patrons, McNally said.
One of the patrons was taken to the hospital with a serious head injury, McNally and the FDNY said.
The two other patrons were evaluated at the scene, according to the department.
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