City hires firm to investigate fatal stairway collapse

Accident left 2 boys dead, another injured By MATT STILES Want to help the families? The families of David Vazquez, 10, and Miguel Angel Robledo, 4, have set up bank accounts to defray costs. Anyone wishing to donate may do so at Washington Mutual. The account number for David is 4420985280. The account number for Miguel is 4420985298. The city on Thursday hired a firm that specializes in forensic engineering to investigate the cause of a stairway collapse that killed two children at a southwest Houston apartment complex last week, Mayor Bill White said. The Houston-based Walter P Moore firm, which does consulting and engineering work for companies and governments nationwide, will examine photographs and records to learn more about the July 16 incident, which also injured a third child. The firm's work, which could be... [read full story]