Early Tuesday morning, in an apartment complex close
to the University of California, Berkeley campus, a fourth
floor balcony detached from the building and collapsed while a birthday
party was taking place inside the apartment.
Tragically, 5 students from Ireland who were living here temporarily and
1 student from California did not survive the accident.
The
owner of the Library Gardens Apartments is now being forced to inspect every
balcony at the apartment complex. So
far, many balconies have been “red tagged” for being unsafe. At least 7 other people have been taken to
the hospital with serious injuries experienced in the fall from the balcony. The exact cause of the balcony collapse is
still unknown as officials continue to investigate why the concrete balcony
ripped away from the rest of the apartment building.
This
tragic accident brings the issue of negligence on the part of property owners
into light. Something like this should
never happen. Officials must find out if
the apartment complex owner was negligent in any way for contributing to this
accident. Property owners have a responsibility to maintain safe
premises for others who are on their property. It is too early to know if the owner knew
about any type of deficiency in the construction of the building or its
balconies.
If you or someone you
love has been injured in an accident caused by the negligence of another person
or a failure to maintain safe premises please call us today at (301) 854-9000
to set up an appointment at one of our office locations located in Columbia
or throughout the rest of Maryland for a free case evaluation or visit us
online: http://www.portnerandshure.com/Personal-Injury/Premises-Liability.shtml
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