Berkeley balcony collapse: ‘Frozen in shock and disbelief’

Authorities have sealed off all the balconies in the apartment building where six students plunged to their death during a 21st birthday party.

Officials in Berkeley, California confirmed building inspectors visited the complex following the tragic accident and “red-tagged” the remaining balconies. A number of investigations are being carried out, with authorities confirming the building’s owner has been given 48 hours to complete a structural examination.

The six students who died after the balcony collapsed have been named as Ashley Donohoe, 22, and Olivia Burke, Eoghan Culligan, Niccolai Schuster, Lorcan Miller and Eimear Walsh, who were all 21.