Wedding Floor Collapse In Israel 2001

Guests were left clinging to the side of the building waiting for rescuers to arrive.

Wedding floor collapse in israel 2001.

Versailles hall floor collapse. A review of israeli press coverage. אסון אולמי ורסאי located in talpiot jerusalem israel was the site of the most lethal civil disaster in israel s history. At 22 45 on the evening of thursday 24 may 2001 the floor of the versailles hall a catering establishment in jerusalem collapsed during a wedding celebration.

One was that the floor had been built using the pal kal method and another was that a wall had been removed during renovations on the floor below. Transcript for may 24 2001. On may 24 2001 the floor at the versailles banquet hall in jerusalem s talpiot neighborhood caved in under the feet of hundreds of wedding guests killing 23 people. 250 people were injured and 25 died as a result.

At 22 43 on may 24 2001 during the wedding of keren and asaf dror a large portion of the third floor of the three story building collapsed. The versailles wedding hall hebrew. A review of israeli press coverage. Guests were left clinging to the sides of the versailles wedding hall when the third floor suddenly gave way at about 2245 local time and crashed through two storeys below.

Hundreds were injured and 23 people lost their. Officials called it the worst accident of its kind in israel s history. At least 15 people were killed when a three storey wedding hall in west jerusalem collapsed late last night. Dance floor collapses in israel this transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100 accurate.

The couple had just become husband and wife and their 600 guests were dancing when the floor of the wedding hall caved in. This happened in 2001 although i hadn t seen the clip until now. Versailles hall floor collapse. Festive israeli wedding in jerusalem turns into tragedy as crowded dance floor collapses onto packed dining hall one level below killing at least 25 people and injuring more than 350.