UPDATE: Porches Collapse at Oktibbeha Apartment Complex

OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) — An early Saturday morning accident at an apartment complex popular with MSU students has sent about 16 people to the hospital.

Rescuers from East Oktibbeha Fire and Rescue were called to the Highlands Apartments on St. Andrews shortly after midnight. 

Fire officials say the third and second floor porches on one of the buildings gave way, causing some to fall to the ground.

Oktibbeha County Fire Services Coordinator Kirk Rosenhan tells WCBI 16 people were on the second floor. No one was on the third floor.

Rosenhan says some of those hospitalized had broken bones, and others had minor injuries.

Stay with WCBI.com throughout the day for updates as they become available.