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15 people were involved; two dead and 13 injured, including 7 girls; around 800 people evacuated, this is the toll from the collapse of a connecting balcony of the Vela Celeste in the Neapolitan neighborhood of Scampia, which occurred yesterday evening around 10:30 p.m. The causes are not yet known, which will have to be ascertained by the investigations currently underway. In the meantime, the Naples Public Prosecutor’s Office has opened a file against unknown persons for the crime of manslaughter and manslaughter. According to the firefighters, the balcony that collapsed was on the third floor. Its fall also caused the balconies below to collapse. The roar generated caused many people to rush out into the street, fearing further collapses. The firefighters took steps to recover the victims and evacuate the building, as well as recovering basic necessities from the homes.

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The deceased are Roberto Abbruzzo, 29, who died instantly, and Margherita Della Ragione, 35, who died during the night due to the serious trauma suffered. Of the seven minors hospitalized with red code in the Santobono hospital in Naples, two are in intensive care. They are girls between the ages of two and ten. The adults were treated at three hospitals in Naples, San Paolo, Ospedale del Mare and Cardarelli, four women and two men between the ages of 23 and 53. One of them, a 29-year-old man, was discharged in the morning. The Municipality of Naples has identified temporary accommodation, pending the completion of the technicians’ checks, in the gyms of the schools of the eighth Municipality, to which Scampia refers.

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As mentioned, the causes of the collapse are not yet known. However, according to some witnesses, the collapse of the Vela Celeste balcony occurred during an argument between two families. According to what was reported by Il Mattino, the weight of the people concentrated on the balcony could have contributed to the collapse of the already evidently damaged structure.