The accident happened in the San Francisco de Asís Church, one of the main architectural attractions of the state of Bahia. The Department of Civil Defense continues to investigate the causes of the collapse that also caused five injured.
One of the Churches more famous and Popular from Brazillocated in the colonial tourist pole of Salvador, capital of the state of Bay, HE He collapsed This Wednesday and caused the death of a 26 -year -old woman and others Five people injured.
He Fire Department from the area he informed about the tragedy that happened in the San Francisco de Asís Churchbetter known as “Gold church“, one of the main attractions architectural of the historic neighborhood. “The entire central nave of the Church gave up, possibly cause of wood overweight“said the Civil Defense Coordinator of Salvador, Sóstenes Macedo.
The 26 -year -old was identified as Giulia Righettoa tourist from the state of Sao Pablo who was touring and visiting the place, when the wood fell for reasons that the authorities and specialists continue to investigate. After the serious accident, five other people also resulted wounds And they were transferred to health centers To treat the hurts.
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How the collapse occurred
The Gold churchit was built in 1723 and is part of the historical and tourist collection more Important from the bay. The Church is considered one of the Seven Wonders of Portuguese Origin of the Worldthe Xinhua news agency reported.
The authorities They indicated that it all started when the roof that covered the central wing of the church He gave off and fell on the area where the Mass is received. The coordinator of Salvador Civil Defense continues to investigate with your team the causes of the fall of the wooden ceiling, although the Wood overweight It is the strongest theory.
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Two days before the collapse, the friar in charge of the Church, Pedro Junior Freitas da Silvahe had shown his concern and alerted to National Institute for the Preservation of Historical and Artistic Heritage (IPhan) product that I had found a roof crack. While the agency took the corresponding measures and organized an inspection for Thursday, the collapse tragically occurred a day before.
Source: Ambito
