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Tragic balcony collapse. Five killed and eight with life-threatening injuries.
Irish Students Among Victims in Berkeley Balcony Collapse - ABC News
An apartment balcony collapsed in California early this morning, killing five people and injuring eight others, with Irish citizens among the victims, authorities said.
The accident was reported at 12:41 a.m., in the 2000 block of Kittredge Street in Berkeley, police said in a news release. The balcony that collapsed is located on the fourth floor.
“My heart goes out to the families and loved ones of the deceased and those who have been injured in this appalling accident,” Ireland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Charlie Flanagan said in the statement.
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Irish Students Among Victims in Berkeley Balcony Collapse - ABC News
An apartment balcony collapsed in California early this morning, killing five people and injuring eight others, with Irish citizens among the victims, authorities said.
The accident was reported at 12:41 a.m., in the 2000 block of Kittredge Street in Berkeley, police said in a news release. The balcony that collapsed is located on the fourth floor.
“My heart goes out to the families and loved ones of the deceased and those who have been injured in this appalling accident,” Ireland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Charlie Flanagan said in the statement.
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