Footage circulating on social media captures the moment a balcony collapsed in Jerusalem on Monday evening, killing a man estimated to be around 80 years old. Emergency services responded; the circumstances are under investigation.
New video footage shared Monday evening by journalist HGoldich captures the moment a balcony collapsed onto a bakery in Jerusalem's Rehavia neighborhood, killing an 80-year-old man. The clip, circulating on social media, provides visual confirmation of the incident that The Zioneer had been tracking since 17:41 Jerusalem, when the first reports of a balcony collapse emerged. The video clarifies the nature of the collapse, which was briefly misidentified as a scaffolding collapse in a bulletin published at 19:00 Jerusalem.
The Zioneer's initial reporting at 17:41 Jerusalem, citing MDA and police, confirmed an 80-year-old man trapped under rubble, later declared dead, and three people lightly injured. Over subsequent updates, the casualty count was refined: an 80-year-old woman, a 16-year-old boy, and a 16-year-old girl were evacuated to Hadassah Ein Kerem and Shaare Zedek hospitals. Rescue operations concluded by 17:41, with three individuals treated for anxiety at the scene. The incident commander, Deputy Fire Commissioner Shai Nehemia, described the site as 'a severe and complex wreckage zone.' The earlier scaffolding misreport was corrected within minutes.
The collapse occurred at a bakery on Keren Kayemet LeIsrael Street, a residential area in Jerusalem. The Zioneer has reported on structural incidents in the city, and authorities are investigating the circumstances. No further details about the building's history or condition have been released.
What remains open: The exact cause of the balcony collapse is still under investigation. It is not yet known whether the structure had prior warnings or what prompted the failure.
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