Balcony collapse injures woman
The top balcony of a classic triplex in Hochelaga‑Maisonneuve collapsed on Wednesday afternoon, injuring a woman standing on it. As TVA notes, she was fortunate that it dropped onto the second‑floor balcony rather than pitching all the way to the ground.
Jim 08:08 on 2025-07-31 Permalink
Oddly ironic. The floor collapses, but the railing meant to keep you safe is still solidly in place according to the photos in the article.
Kevin 08:17 on 2025-07-31 Permalink
Oof. You can see from the photos that at some point they redid the balcony and didn’t install a header board, but were relying on the rotting joists coming out from the interior.
I’ll bet the interior floor sags too.
Ian 10:02 on 2025-07-31 Permalink
I bet the rent increased every year, too.