increased to six the number of deaths tragic accident in Berkeley, California. Seven people are seriously injured. In one of the buildings he broke off a balcony. Victims are Irish students and American student.
A group of students from Ireland was playing at a birthday party. At some point, when there were 13 people on the balcony, construction broke away from the building. Everyone fell from a height of 4 floors onto the concrete pavement of the courtyard
The victims are young people – three men and three women. The hospital stays seven people, some of them are life-threatening injuries. The oldest victim was 22 years old.
The place came the firemen and construction experts. So far experts have not determined why the balcony broke off himself.
Earlier – as informs Associated Press – police received a complaint from neighbors for loud party, which prevented them sleep.
“The great sadness”
The news of the tragedy caused widespread grief in Ireland. President of Ireland Michael Higgins in a published statement, expressed “great sorrow for the tragic loss of life by young Irish people”. Sympathy for the relatives of the victims also expressed the Prime Minister Enda Kenny and Foreign Minister Charlie Flanagan.
“We wanted to thank all the municipal emergency services who were involved in helping. We continue to receive her even people in hospital. This is for all of us very dramatic experiences, “- said at a press conference consul of Ireland in California, Philip Grant.
Students from the country were in the United States under international holiday exchange program.
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