Malibu Short Term Rental Balcony Collapses with Partygoers
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Malibu Short Term Rental Balcony Collapses with Partygoers

An over-crowded AirBnB rental, whose max capacity was  six people was the scene of a balcony collapse Saturday. Shortly after 5 p.m., in the 20500 block of W. Pacific Coast Highway the structure collapsed with 15 partygoers. At least nine suffered injuries, four were hospitalized with tw0 patients critical conditions.

Fire officials declared a Malibu house uninhabitable at the scene and according to the Malibu Lost Hills’s Station Watch Commander’s report, The City of Malibu’s Building and Safety Department was notified.

A security camera from adjacent property captured the frightening moment when a balcony collapsed and partygoers fell onto a rocky beach below along with splintered wood and broken glass.

 

May 9, 2021

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Editor in Chief, Cece Woods

Malibu Daily News Editor in Chief Cece Woods founded The Local Malibu, an activism based platform, in 2014. The publication was instrumental in the success of two ballot measures, seating three Malibu City Councilmen in 2016 and the supporting the top two vote-getters again in 2020.

During the summer of 2018, Woods exposed the law enforcement cover-up in the Malibu Creek State Park Shootings and a few short months later, provided the most comprehensive local news coverage during the Woolsey Fire attracting over 1 million hits across her social media platforms.