Residents of flat with collapsed balconies not going home on Friday | Inland

“An investigation was carried out by a structural engineer at the apartment complex on Luitenant Looymanshof in Oudenbosch. His report shows that the construction of the apartments is safe. Concerning the balconies, there are concerns about the state of the construction. Today we started supporting the balconies with stamps. That will be ready on Saturday at 6 p.m.,” Roks writes.

The balconies are a prohibited area for the time being, the mayor reports. “For the residents, this means that they can go home tomorrow after placing the last stamps. If the residents go home tomorrow, they will not be allowed on the balconies for the time being. The property manager has ensured that the doors to the balconies are closed. The manager will be working on the construction of the balconies in the near future.”

Thursday morning at 5:30 a.m. a balcony became detached and collapsed. As a result, the balcony below also came down. Fortunately no one was injured. The building was evacuated after the municipality saw cracks in the walls during a visual inspection. Most residents, except for four people, were able to arrange a place to stay overnight on Thursday. The municipality arranged a hotel for the other four.

The complex consists of 32 apartments and was built in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It is still unclear whether there is also a risk of collapse in other buildings that were built in the same way or in the same period, for example.

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