Two injured in Jerusalem balcony collapse

Two people are being treated for light injuries after a second-story balcony collapsed in central Jerusalem.

The two victims are identified as a woman, 25, and a man, 65.

Fire fighters at the scene where an apartment balcony collapsed, in central Jerusalem, on January 12, 2016. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
Firefighters at the scene where an apartment balcony collapsed in central Jerusalem, on January 12, 2016. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Both fell approximately five meters (15 feet) after the balcony on a historic stone building on Agron Street in the center of the capital collapsed.

The cause of the incident is being investigated.

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