Hamburg
Balcony collapses under six people – police investigate cause of accident
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A balcony on a residential building collapsed in Hamburg. Six people were injured, some seriously. Structural engineers must now determine what exactly happened.
Six people were injured in Hamburg when a balcony fell. One person was seriously injured, two others were moderately injured and three people were slightly injured, according to the fire department. It was unclear early Thursday morning whether the seriously injured person had suffered life-threatening injuries, as previously reported.
The accident in the Langenhorn district occurred on Wednesday evening shortly after 9:30 p.m. It is still unclear how it happened. The police will now investigate, said a spokesman.
29.10.2023
Balcony in Hamburg collapses
The balcony was attached to the third floor of an apartment building from the 1960s or 1970s. It was not completely supported downwards, but rather folded forwards by 90 degrees. According to the fire department, it is still hanging on the building’s facade. The decision was made not to remove it overnight, but during the day on Thursday or in the coming days.
All six people on the balcony, five men and one woman, fell from a height of around nine meters. They were taken to hospital. The apartments on the affected side of the building have been evacuated, said the fireman. Structural engineers must now check how to proceed. The fire department was on site with 60 emergency personnel, together with the rescue service and the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW).
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