Five Irish students and Ronhert Park woman killed, seven injured after balcony falls from fourth floor of Library Gardens apartments in Berkeley, CA
6 Dead, 7 Injured After Berkeley Balcony Collapse During 21st Birthday Party For Irish Student
A balcony collapsed early Tuesday morning, killing six people and wounding another seven who plunged from several stories up.
Berkeley Balcony Collapse Kills Six, Injures Seven
White said police received a call about a noise disturbance at the apartment about 40 minutes before they were notified of the collapse.
Irish Students Killed, Injured in Berkeley Balcony Collapse
Authorities are working with building inspectors to figure out what caused the collapse, police said.
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“More than likely, it was caused by rain and water damage that was caused to the support beams,” Bates said. “The balcony should be able to handle this kind of load,” Yagmur said.
Friends mourn 6 killed in balcony collapse
The dead were identified as Ashley Donohoe, 22, of Rohnert Park, California; and Olivia Burke, Eoghan Culligan, Niccolai Schuster, Lorcan Miller and Eimear Walsh, all from Ireland. The Irish students attended various colleges in Dublin. Some worked at San Francisco’s Pier 39.
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Among his ideas are requiring all new balconies to be reinforced with steel and mandating that owners of existing structures disclose to prospective tenants if their balconies are not reinforced like the one that collapsed.
Cousins Who Died In Berkeley Balcony Collapse To Be Mourned At Church Service in Cotati
Two cousins who were among the victims killed when a balcony collapsed will be mourned at a Northern California funeral and memorial service on Saturday. Ashley Donohoe, 22, the lone American among the dead, will be honored at the funeral at a Catholic church in Cotati, near her home in Rohnert Park.
It was approximately 12:40 a.m. when a group of about 13 people, ages 20-22, were apparently celebrating a 21st birthday and were all on a fourth floor balcony at the Library Gardens apartments on Kittredge Street. For reasons unknown, the balcony gave way with all of the people on it and fell to the ground below. So far, six people have been confirmed dead, five of which were identified as foreign students from Ireland. Seven other people sustained serious to critical injuries and are being treated at the hospital. The deceased have now been identified as the five Irish students: Oliva Burke, Eoghan Culligan, Niccolai Schuster, Lorcan Miller, and Eimear Walsh, all 21, as well as one Ronhert Park woman identified as 22-year-old Ashley Donohoe.
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