Dramatic video captures the moment a circus platform crashed to the ground with at least nine acrobats attached to it.<br/> <br />Many in the crowd at Rhode Island's Dunkin' Donuts Center assumed it was part of the act.<br/> <br />Providence Public Safety Comissioner Steven Pare.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) STEVEN PARE, COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC SAFETY FOR CITY OF PROVIDENCE, SAYING:<br/> <br />"It appears to be non-life-threatening. There are nine individuals who are seriously injured. They fell from anywhere between 25 and 35 feet and so as a result of those injuries they're being treated. At this point, it doesn't appear to be life-threatening but they are serious injuries from that height and fall."<br/> <br />The acrobats fell at least 25 feet -- roughly the height of a two-story building.<br/> <br />The cause of the collapse is under investigation. The circus troop, Ringling Bros., did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
