Father and son seriously injured after Vlaardingen balcony collapse Inland

The family had moved the day before and had removed one of the balcony railings to make it easier to move things around. They were putting it back when the concrete slab they were standing on broke off and fell down, the spokesperson said. According to his estimate, the balcony was at a height of 2.5 to 3 meters.

The balcony of approximately 1 by 1 meter was on the facade of a house from 1900, according to the security region. Other balconies in the street have been checked by the municipality’s construction and housing inspectorate. “It is not estimated that they are unsafe,” said the spokesperson for the security region, “an advice will follow on Monday to the home owners to have them checked further.” According to him, it is all about “property buildings, they do not belong to the municipality or a housing association so it is up to the owners to take action.”

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