About a dozen East Carolina University fans were treated for minor injuries Sunday after several rows of bleachers gave way during the home football game against Tulsa.

The bleachers were in the new east zone section of Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, which was completed over the summer and features 7,000 new seats, university spokesman John Durham reported in a news release.

Officials are expected to meet with contractors to determine what caused the collapse.

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