Naples. An accident in Naples leaves two dead and several injured. The residential area already had a sad reputation.
When someone collapses balconies in a suburb of Italian Big city Naples Two people were killed and more than a dozen injured. A 29-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman who were at home in the social housing complex were killed by the falling concrete and iron, firefighters said.
There are also several injured among the at least 13 people. Children. Two of them, aged two and four, are in mortal danger. A few years ago, many scenes from the television series Mafia were filmed in the suburb of Scampia “Gomorrah” turned.
The collapse occurred between the second and third floors of the building.
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Scenes of panic after balcony collapses
The accident occurred on Monday night, shortly before 11 pm. According to emergency services, it collapsed balcony from the fourth floor of the building and took two more balconies with it. As temperatures were still high at night, many residents remained outside. There were scenes of panic in the building.
According to emergency services, several injured people are in critical condition. There are at least seven among the injured. Children between the ages of two and eight. It is still unclear why the balcony could no longer withstand the load. For safety reasons, more than 800 residents had to leave their homes and spend the next few hours outdoors.
The suburb Scampia is considered a stronghold of Mafia families. Gang crime and drug trafficking are widespread. Many of the buildings were built in the 1960s and 1970s. According to Italian media reports, the house where the accident occurred dates back to 1975.