Balcony collapse horror as two are killed and 13 injured – including children – when third-floor terrace crashes down in Italy

Two people have died and 13 were injured after a third-floor balcony collapsed in Naples on Monday evening.

Emergency services rushed to the scene of the incident, identified as the Vela Celeste residential complex in the Neapolitan suburb of Scampia, and had to dig through rubble to rescue people.

According to local media, the terrace, which was built in a metal structure, collapsed shortly after 11pm last night after it became detached from the building.

A 29-year-old man died at the scene, while a 35-year-old woman died after being taken to hospital.

Of the injured, seven are children. One child is in critical condition.

Emergency services were called to the scene of the accident and reportedly had to dig through the rubble to pull people out. A 29-year-old man died immediately, while a 35-year-old woman died after being taken to hospital

People evacuated from their apartments watch as a balcony collapses in the Vela Celeste housing complex in Scampia, Naples

Frightened neighbors described the terrifying moment the balcony collapsed, which they described as a sound like an earthquake, accompanied by a loud noise, an Italian news outlet reported Pamphlets reported.

Mayor Gaetano Manfredi said the following about the tragic incident on X: ‘What happened tonight in Scampia saddens me. We are closely following the rescue operations and our social services are on site to provide assistance.’

It comes after four people were killed and dozens of others injured in May when a building at a beach bar in Playa de Palma, Mallorca, called the Medusa Beach Club, collapsed “all the way to the basement”.

It was feared that British tourists were among the victims, but it later emerged that most of the tourists at the establishment were Dutch.

According to the Majorca Daily Bulletin, a 23-year-old female worker from Navarra, two German tourists aged 20 and 30, and a 44-year-old customer, a Senegalese resident of Palma, were killed in the devastating incident.

Of the 13 injured, seven are children. Pictured: An ambulance at the scene of the collapsed balcony in Naples yesterday

People wait outside the site of a collapsed balcony in Naples, Italy. Mayor Gaetano Manfredi said social services were sent to the scene on X to help residents

Rubble lies at the site of a collapsed balcony in Naples on Monday night. Frightened neighbors described the horrific moment the balcony collapsed, which they described as a sound like an earthquake, accompanied by a loud noise

Firefighters secure the site of a collapsed balcony in Naples

The owner of the popular beach club on the Spanish island was later arrested for manslaughter after police discovered the illegal, ‘overloaded’ building.

The structural transformations of the beach club were said to have been noticed by municipal engineers who saw the building undergo a series of changes. In 2017, a technical building inspection ruled that the area of ​​the property was already classified as unsuitable for expansion works.

At the site of the terrible collapse last month, several customers were said to have been dancing in the chill-out zone when the terrace suddenly collapsed at their feet.

Debris fell to the ground floor, then spread to the basement and within seconds panic broke out.

Surviving customers screamed for help and witnesses to the devastation began calling emergency services.

“Within one minute we received dozens of calls,” a police spokesman said last month.

When the first patrols arrived on the scene, they saw debris piled up on the ground floor of the two-story building.

The screams of survivors and prisoners echoed through the streets.

“It was a terrible thing,” said one firefighter.

Cartago Street was temporarily closed to allow emergency services to evacuate the location and carry out their rescue mission undisturbed.