Glass balcony shatters, injures 2, including child, in Queens

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2 injured by falling glass in Queens

Two people are recovering after they were hit by falling glass in Queens on Monday, police said.

Two people are recovering after they were hit by falling glass in Queens on Monday, police said. 

It happened just after 6 p.m. on Beech Avenue in Flushing. 

Police said a seventh floor glass balcony railing shattered and fell on a 45-year-old man and a 9-year-old girl.

Neither were seriously injured.

Inspectors are looking into what caused it to break and if other railings could also shatter.

The building owner was issued a violation for failure to maintain the building.

Crime and Public SafetyQueens