‘An oversight by everyone’: Shock collapse of CT club balcony raises safety concerns

Building inspectors have been called in to investigate the collapse of the balcony of a popular Cape Town club and restaurant, injuring scores of people, on Thursday. Photo: Western Cape Rapid Response Unit

Disaster Risk Management spokesperson Charlotte Powell confirmed a total of 21 casualties were taken to various hospitals and private clinics in the city. The Castle Street club and restaurant is situated in a three-storey building which dates back to the 1900s and – according to a heritage building maintenance manager, Rashied Kamaldien – it was not designed to accommodate the number of guests who were attending a staff party on Thursday.

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