Balcony collapse horror as two are killed and 13 injured - including children - when third-floor terrace crashes down in Italy

Two people have been killed and 13 injured after a third floor balcony collapsed on Monday night in Naples. 

Emergency services raced to the scene of the incident,identified as the residential  building complex Vela Celeste in the Neapolitan suburb of Scampia,and had to dig through the rubble in order ti rescue people. 

According to local media,the terrace,which built into a metal structure,crashed down after it became detached from the building shortly after 11pm last night.

A 29-year-old man died instantly,while a 35-year-old woman died after being taken to hospital. 

Of those injured,seven are reported to be children. One child is in critical condition. 

Firefighters secure the site of a collapsed balcony in Naples

The owner of the popular beach club on the Spanish island was later arrested for manslaughter as cops revealed the illegal 'overloaded' structure.

The structural transformations of the beach club were allegedly noticed by municipal technicians who saw the building undergo a series of changes,with a Technical Building Inspection in 2017 ruling that the area of the premises was already classified as not passable for expansion works.

At the scene of the horror collapse last month,it was reported that several customers had been dancing in the 'chill out' zone when the terrace suddenly collapsed at their feet.

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Rubble fell to the ground floor,which then smashed through to the basement and within seconds panic took over the area.

Customers who had managed to survive yelled for help and witnesses to the destruction began to call emergency services.

'In one minute we received dozens of calls,' said a police spokesperson last month.

When the first patrols arrived at the scene,they revealed that debris was piled up on the ground floor of the two-story building.

Screams of those who survived,and those who were trapped could be heard echoing through the streets.

'It was something horrendous,' said a firefighter.

Cartago Street was temporarily closed so that emergency teams could clear the site and carry out their rescue mission undisturbed.