Balcony Collapses in Silver Lake, CA

A balcony collapse in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles Saturday night rattled residents and sent one person to the hospital. – February 2025 Read more…

Waikiki Railing Falls Off Balcony

Waikiki beachgoers were stunned after a railing from a hotel room in Waikiki fell off the balcony and onto the beach Tuesday afternoon. Emergency personal said two people had minor injuries from falling debris. — January 2024 Read more…

A Living Hell: Apartment Disasters

The stories behind some of Queenstown, New Zealand’s most infamous leaky buildings will feature in a new three-part docu-series, airing on free-to-air Sky Open. – February 16, 2024 Read more…

Texas Deck Party Collapse

More than a dozen teenagers from a church camp posing for a group photo were injured after a portion of a deck walkway collapsed at a seaside park in Texas. – June 8, 2023 Read more…

Miami, Florida Condo Collapse

After the Millennium Tower condo collapse in Miami, builders recall lessons from the Berkeley balcony collapse. – July 2021 Read more…

Berkeley, California Balcony Collapse

California’s SB 721 Law, the ‘Balcony Inspection Bill,’ arose in response to the tragic deaths of six UC Berkeley students in 2015 at a downtown apartment complex due to the collapse of a balcony. – June 2015 Read more…

Malibu, California Balcony Collapse

A Malibu beach house that was rented for a maximum of six guests was packed with as many as 30 people on May 8, 2021. A crowd of people were on the balcony when it collapsed and victims fell between 10-15 feet before hitting the rocks below. — May 2021 Read more…