The City of Vancouver has ordered an East Vancouver property owner to submit a full engineering report following the collapse of a balcony early Sunday morning.
A balcony of an apartment unit on E. 5th Avenue in Vancouver collapsed early Sunday morning. |
A rotten, collapsed balcony was still seen on the E. 5th Avenue building on Monday evening, leaning on another deteriorating deck one floor below.
Rodrigo Martinez said he was outside with four friends when the deck gave way Sunday morning.
"Everyone was scared … [because] we were just having a party … supposed to be good time," he said.
Two men were injured after the collapse. One was rushed to hospital, suffering a concussion.