A New Year’s Eve celebration was cut short for families after a Lego display with balloons to drop collapsed at a crowded arcade in Massachusetts.

The Peabody Police Department confirmed in a post on Facebook that several people were injured when a plastic Lego display fell from a mezzanine at the In the Game arcade in Peabody.

According to the arcade’s Facebook page, they were hosting a “Noon Year’s Eve celebration” on Tuesday afternoon.

Peabody Fire Chief John Dowling told Fox News Digital that a call came in shortly after noon about a partial ceiling collapse at the arcade.

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Video shows the moment a balloon brought down a Lego display at an arcade in Peabody, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, injuring several people. (Terri Whitaker via Storyful)

When they arrived on the scene, responders discovered it was not a ceiling collapse, but rather a 12-foot-tall Lego display that fell on a group of people during a botched balloon drop on New Year’s Eve, according to Dowling.

Dowling said the balloons were supposed to be released from the display during the party and it appeared one person pulled too hard on the display, causing it to fall over.

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Ten people were injured when a Lego display fell on attendees of a family-oriented New Year’s event at an arcade in Peabody, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, fire officials said. (WBZ-TV)

Dowling said 10 people suffered minor injuries. Eight were taken to hospital for treatment, two refused medical transport.

Dowling said of the eight people seeking treatment, three were adults and five were children who sustained mostly cuts and abrasions.

Lawren Turco, who attended the event with her family, told WBZ-TV it was “pure chaos.”

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Several people were injured at the In the Game arcade in Peabody, Massachusetts, after a Lego display fell into the crowd during a botched New Year’s Eve balloon drop. (In Game – Peabody)

“We watched the entire balloon drop and had no idea anything was happening until we were about to leave right after the balloon drop,” Turco described to WBZ-TV.

“There were big LEGO pieces everywhere, kids were crying, there were lots of people in the office, some with ice packs over their heads and people allowing their kids to steal the Lego pieces like souvenirs. It was pure chaos. I had no idea.” “I only received information about the true events after the incident,” Turco continued.

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The arcade was closed for a short time as a precaution after the incident, but reopened a short time later.

A spokesperson for the arcade told Fox News Digital that they are working with authorities to assess the situation.

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