Reporters from the Associated Press, Bay Area News Group and the San Francisco Chronicle pore over the architectural drawings for Library Gardens in the Berkeley Planning Department on June 18, 2015. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel Reporters from the Associated Press, Bay Area News Group and the San Francisco Chronicle pore over the architectural drawings for Library Gardens in […]
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As Berkeley orders removal of second balcony, questions over quality of construction at Library Gardens
Remnants of beams from removed balconies show contrast between the condition of the wood from the collapsed balcony and the balcony it fell upon. Photo: David Yee In a series of stories, Berkeleyside examines the building where six people died and seven were seriously injured Tuesday after a balcony collapsed. Part 1 looks at a history of complaints […]
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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.