Berkeley Balcony Collapse Update: Engineer Finds No Design Defect; Collapse May Have Been Due to Water Damaged Beams

An independent engineer says that design of an apartment complex balcony near UC Berkeley that collapsed last week, killing six college students — including five visiting from Ireland — had no obvious defects and was not overloaded, according to a news report. The civil and structural engineer, who has no ties to the investigation, inspected…

Ireland Mourns Irish College Students Killed in Berkeley Balcony Collapse

Flags are flying at half-staff in Ireland as the country mourns five Irish college students killed when a balcony they were on collapsed at an apartment complex near UC Berkeley. The Irish students —  Olivia Burke, 21; Eoghan Culligan, 21; Lorcan Miller, 21; Niccolai Schuster, 21; and Eimear Walsh, 21 — attended various colleges in Dublin…