Wednesday, June 17, 2015

The five Irish students and one American tragically killed after a balcony collapsed at Berkeley apartment during a 21st birthday party

          The dead include Ashley Donohoe, a 22-year-old Irish-American from Rohnert Park in the Bay AreaNiccolai Schuster, 21, was among a group of Irish students who tragically lost their lives when a balcony gave way at an apartment block in Berkeley, CaliforniaEimear Walsh, 21
    Olivia Burke, 21,Lorcan Miller, 21,Eoghan Culligan, 21
Five Irish students and an American killed when a fourth-floor apartment balcony collapsed during a 21st birthday party have been named and pictured for the first time today.
Olivia Burke, Eoghan Culligan, Niccolai Schuster, Lorcan Miller, Eimear Walsh, all 21 from Ireland, and Irish-American Ashley Donohoe, 22, all died in Berkeley, California, yesterday.
Seven other students, also from Ireland, were injured and some have critical, life-threatening wounds following the tragedy yards from the University of California.

Witnesses said there were around 14 partygoers crammed on to the balcony, which collapsed with a sharp crack at around 12.45am on Tuesday, spilling them about 50 feet on to the pavement below.
Criminal charges could be brought against the companies behind the construction or maintenance of the seven-year-old Library Gardens Building, with experts claiming the joists may have broken because of dry rot.

             Berkeley balcony collapse victims, 5 Irish students and 1 American, pictured
    Tragedy: The balcony collapsed under the weight of the partygoers, landing on the balcony below and then sending them tumbling to the ground
    Aftermath: This picture shows how the balcony broke away from the timber beams holding it fast to the building 
    Hurt: One of seven other students, also from Ireland, injured, pictured, is taken away for treatment
    Incident: The balcony (circled) gave way at the luxury Library Gardens Apartments, just two blocks from the University of California, Berkeley
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