Palermo Glass Horror: Moment Man is Knocked Out Cold by Falling Balcony Pane [CCTV]
Palermo Glass Horror: In a terrifying ordeal dubbed a “miracle” by witnesses, a man enjoying a quiet morning coffee was knocked unconscious when a massive glass pane plummeted four stories and smashed directly into his head. The horrific accident, captured on CCTV, unfolded in the fashionable Palermo neighborhood, turning a routine breakfast into a bloody fight for survival.
The victim, a 50-year-old local, was sitting at a sidewalk table outside “Candela Mate y Café” on the corner of Ciudad de la Paz and Jorge Newbery. Footage shows him scrolling through his phone, completely unaware of the lethal danger hurtling towards him from the apartment building above.
The “Guillotine” Drop At approximately 10:30 AM, a heavy “blindex” safety glass pane detached from a fourth-floor balcony railing. Without a sound to warn him, the heavy slab crashed down, striking the man with sickening force.
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The video shows the brutal impact: the glass smashed onto his head and left shoulder, instantly crumpling his body against the table before exploding into thousands of shards. The man was knocked out cold, slumping motionless amidst the debris as horrified patrons at nearby tables froze in shock before scrambling for safety.
“We thought he was dead” Lisandro López, a 19-year-old employee at the café, described the sound of the impact as “like a sack of potatoes hitting the ground dry.” He and other staff members rushed outside to find the customer unconscious and bleeding profusely.
“He was out for a few seconds,” López told local media. “When he woke up, he tried to stand to rearrange the table, but we grabbed him. He had a massive gash on his arm and was losing a lot of blood.”
Using aprons from the bakery, the quick-thinking staff applied makeshift tourniquets to the man’s arm to stem the arterial bleeding while waiting for the ambulance.
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A Miraculous Survival Emergency services (SAME) arrived within minutes and rushed the victim to a nearby hospital. Doctors confirmed that while he had suffered a severe concussion and deep lacerations, he had miraculously escaped death.
The toll of the freak accident was gruesome but survivable:
- 20 stitches to close the wound on his scalp.
- Three severed tendons in his left forearm, requiring immediate surgery and months of future rehabilitation.
Investigation Underway: The “Glass Horror” has sparked outrage in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with the Unidad de Flagrancia Norte (Northern Flagrancy Unit) launching an immediate investigation into the building’s maintenance. Prosecutor Amanda Berstein has ordered a probe into the apartment owner and the building consortium to determine why the balcony glass was loose. Firefighters later arrived to remove a second glass pane from the same balcony that was found to be dangerously unstable, threatening to cause a second tragedy.
For the residents of Palermo, the trendy district known for its European architecture and cafe culture, the incident serves as a chilling reminder to occasionally look up.
