The Latest: 17 hurt in tent collapse at base leave hospital

FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on a tent collapse at a California military base (all times local):

6:30 a.m.

Authorities say 17 people taken to a hospital after a tent collapsed at a California military base have been released to their units.

Spokeswoman Amy Phillips at Fort Hunter said Thursday that another five were treated on site after the wind from the rotors of a helicopter that was making a landing collapsed the tent about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Phillips says she did not know the extent of the injuries of those who were hospitalized.

She says there will be news conference near the military base at 8 a.m. Thursday.

Philipps says about 8,000 people are participating in an annual training exercise that includes Army, Navy, Air Force, Army National Guard, Army Reserve and Canadian Armed Forces troops.

Fort Hunter Liggett is in Monterey County, about 170 miles (273 kilometers) south of San Francisco. The sprawling base is the largest U.S. Army Reserve Command post.

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12:00 a.m.

Authorities say 22 people have been injured in a tent collapse at a Central California military base.

Spokeswoman Amy Phillips at Fort Hunter Liggett says the wind from the rotors of a helicopter that was landing blew over the tent about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Phillips says there were 22 injuries, mostly of them minor. She says four people were taken to hospitals. Earlier reports said up to 30 people were injured.

Fort Hunter Liggett is in Monterey County, about 170 miles south of San Francisco. The sprawling base is the largest U.S. Army Reserve Command post.

It’s currently holding an annual training exercise for thousands of Army, Navy, Air Force, Army National Guard, Army Reserve and Canadian Armed Forces troops.