Teen girl dead, 3 other people seriously injured in partial building collapse in Portsmouth, RI

A -year-old girl has died and three other people have been rushed to the hospital with serious injuries following a partial building collapse during a graduation party at the Portuguese American Citizens Club in Portsmouth Rhode Island on Saturday evening Crews responding to a communicated collapse with people trapped under the front stairwell around p m revealed the injured including two -year-old girls and a -year-old woman according to Assistant Fire Chief Howie Tighe Gov Dan McKee posted about the case on social media saying his office is closely monitoring the situation Our thoughts are with the loved ones of the young victim whose life was tragically cut short and to those injured in this devastating episode We stand in with the public as they tackle this demanding time he stated in a report Police say people were in the building at the time This is a growing news story stay with NEWS on-air and online for the latest details