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Balcony collapse in France kills 4, injured 14

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Aftermath balcony collapses in France, four dead
Four people were killed and 14 others were injured when a third-floor balcony collapsed in the French city of Angers, French authorities said on Sunday. – Oct 16, 2016

PARIS – French authorities say four people have been killed and 14 injured when a third-floor balcony collapsed in the western city of Angers.

The Angers prefecture says the accident happened Saturday night during a party at an apartment in a recently constructed building. They say one of the injured is in serious condition.

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Michel Pichon, the director on duty at the Angers teaching hospital, told the Franceinfo radio-television station that the injured were all about 20 years old.

An investigation has been opened to establish the cause of the accident.

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