Sixteen actors hurt in fall from platform during filming of Resident Evil: Retribution, starring Milla Jovovich, in Toronto

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Sixteen actors dressed as zombies were injured when they fell from a platform during filming of a new Resident Evil movie.

The victims' costumes made it difficult at first for crews to assess the severity of the injuries at Cinespace Film Studios in Toronto. "I could see the look on the first paramedic, saying 'Oh my God'," Commander David Ralph of the Toronto emergency medical services said with a laugh.

Toronto police sergeant Andrew Gibson said: "It did kind of catch us off guard when we walked in."

Twelve people were taken to hospital with leg, back and arm injuries. Officials said none of the injuries were considered life-threatening.

Police constable Tony Vella said the actors had been filming a scene on a high wheeled platform. The platform moved as they were going to another platform, leaving a gap into which the zombies fell.

Vella said the incident was classified as an industrial accident. Canada's labour ministry is investigating.

Resident Evil: Retribution is the fifth instalment of a franchise based on the popular video game series. The lead actress Milla Jovovich was not on set at the time, according to her representative Christine Tripicchio.