From upper left, clockwise: Eimear Walsh, Olivia Burke, Ashley Donohoe, Lorcán Miller, Eoghan Culligan and Nick Schuster. Photos via Facebook By Tracey Taylor and Francesca Paris The six victims of a balcony collapse, at the Library Gardens apartment building at 2020 Kittredge St. in downtown Berkeley early Tuesday, were all young — five aged 21 and one […]
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Six people killed in Berkeley balcony collapse identified
At around 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, June 16, crews remove the balcony that collapsed in the early hours killing six. Photo: Emily Dugdale By Tracey Taylor and Emilie Raguso Update, 4:40 p.m. According to the city of Berkeley, Philip Grant, the Consul General of Ireland to the Western United States, will have a wreath-laying ceremony at […]
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Berkeley orders balcony removal after tragedy kills 6
Students outside Tuesday’s balcony collapse in Berkeley struggled to make sense of the tragedy that killed at least six Irish students. Photo: Emily Dugdale Students outside Tuesday’s balcony collapse in Berkeley struggled to make sense of the tragedy that killed at least six Irish students. Photo: Emily Dugdale The city of Berkeley has ordered the […]
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Berkeley balcony collapse leaves 6 people dead
The balcony at the Library Gardens apartment complex at 2020 Kittredge St. sheared off during a 21st-birthday celebration. Seven young Irish students were also injured, many critically.
