BLACKSBURG — On the morning of June 26, high school students with the Washington County Public Schools were touring Virginia Tech’s Blacksburg campus.
As the group was looking at Pamplin Hall, 10 students who were standing on a utility grate near the atrium windows fell through the grate.
The students were able to get themselves out. Emergency services arrived on scene and evaluated the students for injuries. Three were transported to a nearby hospital for further assessment as a precaution. Seven were treated on scene. Additional students on the tour were relocated to nearby Derring Hall and offered services. The group later resumed its tour.
The condition of three students is currently unavailable.
The area where the grate collapsed has been barricaded for further evaluation. Similar locations around the Blacksburg campus are also being evaluated.
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