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An overloaded balcony collapsed in Chicago, United States, killing 13 people and injuring 57 others.

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2003 Chicago balcony collapse

Deadliest porch collapse in U.S. history

On June 29, 2003, an overloaded balcony collapsed during a party in a Chicago, Illinois, apartment building, killing thirteen people and seriously injuring fifty-seven others. It was the deadliest porch collapse in American history.
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Chicago

Most populous city in Illinois, United States

Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the third-most populous city in the United States with a population of 2.74 million at the 2020 census, while the Chicago…
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