Collapse of the Villa Gesell hotel: there are four detainees

At the same time, too two architects linked to the project are being investigated. This is because it was detected that The work did not have the corresponding authorization to be implemented, and it did not comply with municipal regulations, that is, it was illegal.

For its part, the Justice decided to initiate a case to clarify the reasons for the collapse and establish responsibilities. It is in charge of the prosecutor Veronica Zamboni, who carried out the trial of the rugby players who beat to death Fernando Baez Sosa.

Zamboni remains at the scene, located on Avenue 1, and He has already ordered the required tests to the Technical Investigative Department of the Fire Superintendence of the Federal Police.

As confirmed by authorities, the foreman of the work and the workers detained by the police of the Province of Buenos Airesfled the scene when the collapse began. Prosecutor Zamboni is still waiting to define her situation.

One dead, one injured and eight people missing

The episode left a balance so far one dead and one injured, who was admitted to the local hospital. Meanwhile, firefighters have been working at the scene since early morning and are searching for 8 people missing in the rubble.

The fatal victim has “between 80 and 89 years of age”as confirmed by police sources. His identity, for now, is unknown.

The incident occurred around one in the morning in a building located in Buenos Aires and 1 where the Hotel Dubrovnik and, at the moment, the causes that caused the collapse are unknown.

According to the first information, It is estimated that more than 80% of the building was affected by the collapse.which was under construction, while the Fire Chief pointed out that “it is estimated that between 7 and 9 people were in the Hotel at the time of the collapse, among workers of a work that was being carried out with the incorporation of an elevator in the building”.

The mayor of Villa Gesell, Gustavo Barrerasconfirmed that There are people trapped in the rubble and those missing have been identified.

The work did not have authorization

The municipality officially reported that there are between seven and nine people trapped, among them “workers at a construction site that It was being done clandestinely.“, they stated.

At the same time, they indicated that said work did not comply “with municipal regulations, nor did it have the corresponding authorization” and that “it had been paralyzed by the municipality in August of this year.”