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Man seriously injured by huge disco ball at company party

From Svenska Dagbladet · () Swedish

Translated from Swedish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • A man in his 40s was seriously injured when a giant disco ball fell and struck him at a company party in Copenhagen.
  • Police said his condition initially appeared critical but later stabilized, and he was no longer in danger of dying.
  • Three other people suffered minor injuries, while authorities investigated whether a cable or mounting bolt failed.

A giant disco ball struck a man in his 40s on the head during a company party in Copenhagen on Friday night, seriously injuring him.

Police chief Mads Østermark told TV2 that the man’s condition was initially critical but later became stable and was no longer life-threatening. Three other people suffered minor injuries.

Initially, his condition was critical. We later received word that his condition is stable and that he is out of danger.

· Mads ØstermarkThe Copenhagen police chief described the injured man’s changing medical condition.

Authorities had not determined why the disco ball fell. Østermark said the likely possibilities were a broken cable or a failed bolt in the mounting. Several thousand people attended the party, according to TV2.

It could either be a broken cable or a bolt in the mounting itself

· Mads ØstermarkHe outlined the police’s initial assessment of what may have caused the disco ball to fall.
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Originally published by Svenska Dagbladet in Swedish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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