One dead and one critical in fall from apartment above Monk's Caf�

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One dead and one critical in fall from apartment above Monk's Caf�

POSTED: Monday, August 31, 2009, 3:22 AM
Filed Under: Closings | Food News

Monk's Caf� (264 S. 16th St.) will be closed for an undetermined amount of time while the building it occupies is inspected for structural deficiencies, following Sunday's tragic fall of two persons from the apartments above the Belgian restaurant.

A man and a woman fell from the fourth-floor fire escape early Sunday morning after a railing gave way. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, while the woman is in critical condition at Hahnemann Hospital. The Inquirer states that the building's owner, who is not listed on city records, will meet with the currently evacuated apartment tenants and bar staff on Friday at 11 a.m. to discuss the building's status.


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