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Authorities say several people were injured after part of a ceiling collapsed at a Rochester Hills bar.

Crews responded at about 8:26 p.m. Tuesday to a 911 call reporting of a roof collapse at Muldoon’s, located at West Auburn and South Adams. Authorities say at least three people were taken to the hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening head injuries and cuts, while a few more had lesser injuries, the Detroit Metro Times and Associated Press report.

"A small crowd was at the bar watching a Tigers game when the ceiling collapsed with a boom, pinning at least one person," customer John Naglick told Metro Times, adding that bar staff and patrons lifted the debris to free the person.

Nancy Butty, Rochester Hills fire and life safety educator, told The Detroit News that about 25 people were at the bar at the time. They all got out by the time that rescuers arrived. Butty says that a “decorated facade” over the bar came loose and fell.

Oakland County sheriff’s Sgt. Steve Kramer tells WWJ-AM that authorities have ruled out a structural problem, but an engineer was called as a precaution.