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Ducting collapsed in the roof of a bar, The Fire service said

Eighteen people have been treated, including six who were taken to hospital, after part of a ceiling fell down at a Holiday Camp in Somerset.

The collapse happened at Pontins Brean Sands, near Weston-super-Mare, at about 18:20 GMT, The Fire service said.

It said structural ducting and ceiling sections collapsed in a bar area "exposing live damaged electrics".

A "number of people" suffered minor injuries but no-one was seriously hurt, Avon and Somerset Police said.

South Western Ambulance Service said 18 people had been treated.

Police said that a search of The Scene had been carried Out and confirmed that s.

The Health and Safety Executive has been informed of The Incident .

Laura Robinson , whose family of five children are at The Site , said about 100 people were inside The Building at the time of the collapse.

She Said : "We were in The Family clubhouse, suddenly part of the roof [came] down halfway across The Room , all across tables and people.

"It has come in a long line.

"I Heard this cracking noise and looked up and part of it's coming down And Then the whole way along it went. "

One woman told the BBC: "If I wouldn't have moved a big slab of concrete would have landed on my head and split my head open.

"It landed right by my feet. "

South Western Ambulance Service said 18 people had been treated

Former New Zealand cricketer Iain O'Brien said on Twitter: "Arrived back to Pontins Brean Sands this afternoon, after A Day Out , to a major site panic.

"Word is, and hopefully it's accurate, no-one seriously hurt.

"Serious amount of emergency services here. and look like they could do with a hug or two.

Another man told the BBC: "My wife just ran Out of the way of it.

"The seat where it went down on was the seat I was going to be because my coat was on The Chair , so I had to pull my coat Out . "

The Scene was made safe by fire crews

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said in a statement: "The Incident involved the collapse of approximately 40m of structural ducting and ceiling sections, exposing live damaged electrics and making The Scene unstable.

"Fire crews used eight high-pressure airbags and small tools to establish that no persons were trapped beneath the collapse. "

The Scene was made safe and fire crews had left The Scene , they added.

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Source of news: bbc.com