Berkeley balcony collapsed due to dry rot, city says
Based on the analysis, the city plans to recommend to the City Council new and modified regulations to enhance the safety of all current and future buildings, according to a release....
View ArticleBerkeley balcony inspection shows rotted wood beams
BERKELEY, Calif. — A balcony that snapped off an apartment building and led to the deaths of six college students was supported by...
View ArticleBerkeley balcony collapse may lead to city building code changes
The Berkeley City Council is considering a raft of amendments to its building code, nearly a month after a deadly apartment balcony collapse killed 6 people and injured 7 in June. On Tuesday, the...
View ArticleManagers to inspect units at Berkeley apartment complex after deadly balcony...
Managers of a Berkeley apartment complex under scrutiny after six people were killed when a fifth-floor balcony collapsed are beginning inspections of their own.lRelated CALIFORNIADesign of balcony in...
View ArticleMemorial service and vigils for Irish killed in balcony collapse
A memorial service has been held at Oakland Cathedral in California for the six students who died in nearby Berkeley two days ago. Five Irish students and one young Irish-American were killed when the...
View Article6 killed in California balcony collapse during a party
Reprints + - A fourth floor balcony rests on the balcony below after collapsing at the Library Gardens apartment complex in Berkeley, Calif., early Tuesday, June 16, 2015. Berkeley police say several...
View ArticleBerkeley tragedy: Builders paid $3m to settle lawsuit over 'shoddy...
The builders of the apartment complex where a balcony collapsed, killing six Irish students, paid $3m to settle a lawsuit last year that claimed problems with dry rot and substandard balconies in...
View ArticleSigns of dry rot seen on second balcony at Berkeley apartment building
Signs of apparent dry rot have been found on a second balcony of the same building where one collapsed here earlier this week, killing six people. City officials Wednesday ordered the second balcony,...
View ArticleBalcony collapse kills six students
BERKELEY, Calif. — A 21st-birthday party thrown by a group of visiting Irish college students turned tragic early on Tuesday when the fifth-floor balcony they were crammed onto collapsed, spilling them...
View ArticleDeadly balcony collapse tied to rotted wooden beams
Click photo to enlarge A photograph, cards, flowers and candles are left for victims from the Library Gardens apartment building balcony collapse in Berkeley, Calif., Wednesday, June 17, 2015. The...
View ArticleBerkeley calls for new citywide inspections of balconies after deadly collapse
Berkeley city officials confirmed Tuesday that dry rot weakened the wood support beams of a balcony that collapsed last week, killing six people and injuring seven, and called for new rules requiring...
View ArticleSupport beams in Berkeley balcony collapse found to be severely rotted
Building inspectors didn’t address how wooden joists became so badly decayed that they failed, killing six people, just eight years after complex was built ...
View ArticleCollapsed balcony that killed 6 passed 2014 inspection, records show
The fifth-floor Berkeley apartment balcony that collapsed two weeks ago, killing six and injuring seven, passed muster with inspectors hired by the complex’s owners less than a year ago, according to...
View ArticleReport Cites Dry-Rotting in Collapse of Balcony in Berkeley
While inspectors did not explicitly say that rotted beams caused the collapse, they recommended adding more regulations to the city’s building code to protect balconies from moisture....
View ArticleDeadly Berkeley balcony collapse likely caused by 'dry rot', investigation shows
Poorly sealed support beams and water-damaged wood may have led to accident at Library Gardens apartment complex that killed six people and injured seven ...
View ArticleBADLY ROTTED BEAMS EYED IN DEADLY BALCONY COLLAPSE
BERKELEY A balcony that snapped off an apartment building and led to the deaths of six college students was supported by wooden beams that had been badly rotted by exposure to moisture, building...
View ArticleDistrict Attorney opens investigation into Berkeley balcony collapse
The Office of the Alameda County District Attorney, which is responsible for prosecuting crime in Berkeley, California, has opened an investigation into the balcony collapse that killed six Irish...
View ArticleUS balcony collapse: Confirmation that beams had rotted
23 June 2015 From the section Europe The victims: Top row, from left: Ashley Donohoe, Eimear Walsh, Olivia Burke. Bottom row, from left: Eoghan Culligan, Lorcan Miller and Niccolai Schuster Wooden...
View ArticleBalcony report issues rot warning
New safety rules for buildings in a US university city have been drawn up after investigations found severe dry rot in a balcony that collapsed killing six students a week ago. As the first funerals of...
View ArticleRotted beams identified in deadly balcony collapse
Lisa Leff, Associated Press 7:35 p.m. EDT June 23, 2015 Mourners attend the funeral of Eoghan Culligan at the Church of the Annunciation, in Dublin, Tuesday June 23, 2015, after he died when a balcony...
View ArticleBalcony in fatal Berkeley collapse had severe dry rot, report finds
(CNN)A residential balcony that collapsed and killed six students in Berkeley, California, had decayed to the point of severe dry rot, according to a new report. A memorandum from inspectors at the...
View ArticleDry rot could be factor in Berkeley balcony collapse, engineer says
Water seeping into the horizontal beams supporting a balcony could have caused dry rot, contributing to a balcony collapse that killed six students in Berkeley, an engineer who examined photos of the...
View ArticleSevere Dry Rot Found in Balcony Collapse
© Elijah Nouvelage / Reuters An investigation into the balcony collapse last week in Berkeley that killed six people found the structure was supported by lumber with...
View ArticleBalcony collapse that killed 6 likely caused by rotted wood
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — The balcony collapse that killed six college students appears to have been caused by rotted wooden beams, Berkeley's mayor said Thursday as the victims' heartbroken loved ones...
View ArticleBerkeley balcony collapse that killed six Irish students was caused by...
The balcony collapse that killed six Irish students in California last week was caused by “rot and decay” in wooden supports, an investigation has found. Olivia Burke, Eimear Walsh, Eoghan Culligan,...
View ArticleBALCONY COLLAPSE THAT KILLED SIX STUDENTS IN BERKELEY LINKED TO ROTTED WOODEN...
BERKELEY The balcony collapse that killed six college students appears to have been caused by rotted wooden beams, Berkeley’s mayor said Wednesday as the victims’ heartbroken loved ones began...
View ArticleBerkeley balcony appears to have been ‘extensively rotted’, say investigators
Building inspectors in Berkeley, California have found the deck joist ends on the balcony that collapsed last week killing six Irish students and injuring seven more appeared to have been “severely dry...
View ArticleReport on balcony collapse points to 'severe' dry rot issue
The City of Berkeley preliminary report into the balcony collapse that killed six students has concluded that the wooden joist ends holding the balcony deck...
View ArticleBerkeley balcony was ‘severely dry rotted,’ city says
The Berkeley apartment balcony that collapsed last week, killing six people and injuring seven, was supported by laminated wooden beams that are considered especially vulnerable to water damage and...
View ArticleDry rot cited in balcony collapse that killed 6
City officials said they are seeking new regulations “to enhance the safety of all current and future buildings in Berkeley” in the aftermath of the collapse of the fifth-story balcony. They stressed...
View ArticleIrish President to honor six killed in Berkeley balcony collapse
The president of Ireland is scheduled to travel to Berkeley next week to honor the six students who were killed, including five from his country, when an apartment...
View ArticleBerkeley tightens building codes after balcony collapse that killed Irish...
While families and friends continue to mourn the loss of six Irish students in a Berkeley balcony collapse last month, the city has moved forward in an effort to rectify building regulations. A month...
View ArticleBerkeley cracks down on building codes after balcony collapse that killed...
One month after six students were killed in collapse of a balcony, the city council overrides industry objections to order new inspection regime...
View ArticleBadly rotted beams identified in deadly balcony collapse
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — A balcony that snapped off an apartment building and led to the deaths of six students was supported by wooden beams that had been badly rotted by water damage, building...
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