Cause so far unclear

Balcony crashes: six people injured

Six people have been injured in a balcony crash in Hamburg. One person was seriously injured in the accident, two others were moderately injured and three people were slightly injured, according to the fire department.

Whether the seriously injured person suffered life-threatening injuries, as previously reported, was unclear on Thursday morning.

The accident in the Langenhorn district occurred shortly after 9.30 p.m. on Wednesday evening. It is still completely unclear how this could have happened.

Balcony folded forward by 90 degrees
The balcony was attached to the third floor of an apartment building from the 1960s or 1970s. It was not supported completely downwards, but folded forward by 90 degrees (as can be seen in the video above).

All six people on the balcony, five men and one woman, fell from a height of around nine meters. They were taken to hospital.

Apartments evacuated
According to the fire department, the balcony is still hanging from the building facade. It was decided not to remove it during the night, but only during the day on Thursday or in the coming days.

The apartments on the affected side of the building have been evacuated, said a firefighter. Structural engineers would now have to check how to proceed. The fire department, together with the rescue service and the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW), was on site with 60 emergency personnel.