Stairway Landing Collapse Leaves One Dead in Portsmouth, RI

    June 8, 2025
    The victims were celebrating a graduation when the collapse occurred, Portsmouth fire officials said.

    A 15-year-old girl was killed and three others were hurt when a stairway into a building collapsed.

    The victims were celebrating a graduation at the Portsmouth Portuguese-American Citizens Club, WJAR reported.

    The victims were on a stairway landing when the collapse occurred, Portsmouth fire officails said. 

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