Pontins incident: Ceiling collapse leaves several injured at holiday resort

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More than a dozen people were injured after a ceiling collapsed at a Pontins resort in Somerset, authorities have said.

Avon and Somerset Police said its officers were called to Brean Sands Holiday Park shortly before 6.30pm on Wednesday “following reports a ceiling had collapsed inside a building”.

Eighteen people were treated by paramedics and six were taken to hospital.

The force added in a statement: “A number of people suffered minor injuries in the incident but thankfully no one was seriously hurt.

“The Health and Safety Executive have been informed.”

Police said that a search of the scene had been carried out and confirmed that no one was trapped under the debris.

Firefighters and paramedics were called to the resort.

South West Ambulance Service said in a statement: “South Western Ambulance Service was called to an incident at the Brean Sands Holiday Centre in Brean, near Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset at 6.23pm.

“As part of a multi-agency response to this incident, we sent a number of resources to the scene of the incident, including our hazardous area response team, two critical care teams, six ambulances and three officers.

“Eighteen patients were identified, with six needing to taken to the nearby hospital emergency department for a check-up or further treatment. The remaining 12 patients were treated and discharged at scene.”