Works are underway to fix the collapsed balcony.Works are underway to fix the collapsed balcony.

 

Work to rebuild the collapsed balcony of Balluta restaurant Barracuda has begun under the supervision of court-appointed experts.

Eight people were injured when the balcony collapsed last week while patrons were having dinner at the seaside restaurant. 

The balcony was a platform supported by two stone columns, with their bases on the rocks below. The platform fell on to another balcony below belonging to the Piccolo Padre restaurant.

A magisterial inquiry into the incident is underway, and restaurant owners have said they are also conducting their own separate inquiry to establish what caused the balcony to give way. 

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