Wild video shows moment Lego display collapses onto crowd of kids, adults during NYE balloon drop gone wrong

During a New Year’s Eve celebration at an arcade in Massachusetts, the festivities took a frightening turn when a Lego display holding balloons for a midnight drop collapsed, injuring multiple people in the crowd.

The incident occurred at the In the Game arcade in Peabody, where the Peabody Police Department reported that a plastic Lego display fell from a mezzanine level, causing chaos and injuries among the attendees.

According to the arcade’s Facebook page, they were hosting a “Noon Year’s Eve celebration” on Tuesday afternoon. 

Peabody Fire Chief John Dowling told Fox News Digital that they received a call about a partial ceiling collapse at the arcade just after noon.

2023 NYE Celebration

A number of individuals sustained injuries at the In the Game arcade in Peabody, Massachusetts, following an accident where a Lego exhibit fell into the crowd during a failed New Year’s Eve balloon release. (In The Game – Peabody)

“We watched the entire balloon drop and had no idea anything happened until we were going to leave promptly following the balloon drop,”Turco described to WBZ-TV.

“Large LEGO pieces were everywhere, kids were crying, there were tons of people all in the office, some with ice packs over their heads and people allowing their children to steal the Lego pieces like souvenirs. It was pure chaos. I had no idea of the true events until after the incident,” Turco continued. 

The arcade was closed as a precaution for a brief period after the incident but reopened a short time later.

A spokesperson for the arcade told Fox News Digital that they are working with the authorities as the situation is being assessed.

Stepheny Price is writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Story tips and ideas can be sent to [email protected]

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