12 July 2001
Prosecutors in Kobrin institute criminal proceedings in connection with balcony crash
Prosecutors in Kobrin, Brest region, have criminal proceedings in connection with the July 8 apartment balcony crash, in which two people were killed and five were seriously injured.
The prosecutors are trying to find out whether the housing maintenance services neglected their duties. Experts of the Ministry of Architecture and Construction and the chief of the regional Construction Supervision
Department examined the building on July 9. They are expected to present their conclusions by the end of the week. The experts suspect that standards were not met when the balcony was built. The house has not seen major repairs for 34 years.
The Kobrin housing authorities have recommended that the residents of the houses constructed 30 to 40 years ago stay off their balconies until their examination by experts.
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