Investigators point to an anomaly in the building’s structure. The municipality of Villa Gesell had warned about “irregular” works.
The collapse of a 10-story hotel in Villa Gesell left three dead, including the hotel’s former owner Rosita Stefanic, and the search for at least six missing people continues. Now, Sources from hotel associations point to a closed elevator shaft which raises various conjectures about the accident. are still unknown the causes of the collapsebut the hotel had works that the municipality of Villa Gesell described as “irregular.”
The fall of the building where the Hotel Dubrovniklocated on Buenos Aires and Calle 1 streets, occurred around 1 in the morning on Tuesday, October 29. Those who remain to be found are Nahuel José Stefanic, nephew of the former owner; his partner Dana de Simone; Matías Chaspman, 27 years old; Mariano Troiano, 46; Javier Fabián Gutiérrez and Ezequiel Matu.
Why the Dubrovnik hotel in Villa Gesell collapsed
Given the uncertainty about what happened, Jorge Coccopresident of the Hotel, Restaurant, Confectionery and Related Association (AHRCA)gave an overview of the situation. Cocco said that in April of this year businessman Antonio Juan Cortes bought the Dubrovnik hotel and began to renovate it.
The official stressed that 15 days ago he had breakfast with the businessman at the hotel and there he observed an elevator shaft, which is closed after an inspection by the municipality. “It is in the front and it is the area that was left intact after the collapse. When I went to the meeting I saw the well, which goes from the garage, passes through the reception and continues to the rooms,” Cocco explained.
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Although he states that “many conjectures” are made and that “the results of the experts are missing,” after speaking with civil engineers, Cocco maintains that “one or two columns would have been touched.” “There were no architects, they were all workers. The works that were authorized until before the collapse were changing windows and superficial things,” added the president of the AHRCA.
“Without a doubt it was shown that there were violations, as happens in many works. In the same way, we have to wait, there is a lot of talk,” he questioned.
María Rosa Stefanic, the former owner of the hotel, was found dead Dubrovnik
The Minister of Security of the province of Buenos Aires Javier Alonso confirmed the discovery of a dead woman in the rubble, the second fatal victim of the Villa Gesell collapse. Hours later it was learned that it was Maria Rosa Stefanicknown as “Rosita”, the former owner of the hotel built in 1986.
The 52-year-old woman had decided to sell the building three years ago, but was finally able to do so in March 2024.
The importance of rescue dogs in the operation after Rosita Stefanic was found dead
Until Tuesday night, two dead, one woman injured and at least ten missing were the result of the collapse of the ten-story building in Villa Gesell. Since then, andRescue teams work on a massive operation to find those trapped in the rubble.
The Civil Association Canine Disaster School (Acecc) has been around for more than three decades training dogs to search through rubble and collapsed structuresamong other specialized canine rescue tasks.
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