Sad news: Balcony collapsed and killed 6 UCB students

[coolweather]

An apartment balcony collapsed during a birthday party attended by Irish students in the California city of Berkeley early Tuesday, killing six of the 13 people who fell from the fourth-floor structure, officials said.

Three men and three women in their early 20s died following the collapse, officials told reporters. Five of the victims were from Ireland and one was from California, said Sgt. J.D. Nelson of the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/16/us/california-balcony-collapse/index.html

[compmom]

This is so heartbreaking.

[NJSue]

Yes, horrifying.
What I don’t understand, though, is how 13 people were on a small balcony. Those little shelves are not built to take that kind of weight. Was the flooring of the apartment not up to code or something?

[thumper1]

Very sad news.

Could this thread be merged with this other one?

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/1785182-balcony-collapse-near-berkeley.html#latest

[LVKris]

Yes, terrible news.

Just to clarify, though, these were students visiting from Ireland for the summer. They were not Cal students

[Erin_s_Dad]

Please use the thread in the Parent Cafe (linked in post #3) to comment.