Video: Floor collapses during homecoming party

DENTON, Texas – Students didn't raise the roof at this party.

According to NBC 5, approximately 50 people are out of their homes after the floor of a Denton apartment building collapsed around 1:45 a.m. Sunday.

University of North Texas students who were celebrating homecoming in Denton ended the party with a -- bang.

A video shows students celebrating inside an apartment, jumping up and down to the music. Another video shows one student walking until she disappeared within the debris along with others.

According to witnesses, students were jumping inside the small and crowded apartment, causing it to collapse. 

Officials told NBC 5 that pipes were broken and leaked into the second floor.

Officials said no major injuries were reported, but a few people were treated for minor injuries on the scene, according to NBC 5.


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