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Piece of fallen metal narrowly missed toddler inside Waffle House, mother says

DENVER, N.C. — Andrea Bolen wants answers after she said a piece of metal fell from near the ceiling in a Gaston County Waffle House and nearly hit her 2-year-old son.

He is OK, but she said it smashed the iPad he was holding. Bolen filed a police report and an insurance claim with the company.

In the video at the top of this webpage, reporter Ken Lemon speaks with her about how the manager didn’t seem to care and how the restaurant’s corporate office is giving her the runaround.

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