VIDEO – Collapsed balcony in Paris: what happened?

How could such an accident happen in a building built in the late 80s? Some neighbors point to water infiltration problems. “When it rains, the water seeps into the walls and reaches the ceiling of the car park, which is also cracked. When it rains, the water flows regularly”says a young woman who preferred to remain anonymous.

Are these infiltrations the cause? Marc Eginard assures it. “The fall of this balcony is due to oxidation of the reinforcing bars which have weakened visibly due to water infiltration between this slab and the facade”, believes this legal expert to whom TF1 showed the photos of the accident.

The social landlord, he claims not to have been alerted to problems of infiltration. “It’s a recent building from the 80s and we have done a facelift and a repair of the waterproofing of the terraces, so classic work. At this stage, I have no more information on it”admits Caroline Bollini, deputy director of “Paris Habitat”.

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