UPDATE: 18 PEOPLE TRANSPORTED TO MEDICAL FACILITIES IN WILDWOOD DECK COLLAPSE

A total of 18 people were taken to medical facilities in the weekend deck collapse in Wildwood.  Fire Chief Daniel Spiegel announced that at least one victim was airlifted to the Atlantic City Medical Center’s Trauma Unit-City Division.  Several others transported themselves to medical facilities in their own personal vehicles.  The city’s fire department and construction office are working with the building owners, engineers, and contractors to secure a hip-roof that is currently unsupported due to the collapse.