The incident occurred in a gym next to a construction site and five people had to be assisted by SAME.
The wall of a neighboring building that is under construction gave way and caused the roof to fall into the swimming pool of the natatorium, located in the Caballito neighborhood, at the intersection of Avenida La Plata and Pedro Goyena streets. At that time there were six people in the pool, one of whom was injured.
The incident occurred after 10 in the morning at a gym located on Avenida Pedro Goyena 30where the historic “Natatorio Caballito” operates, a site that offers swimming classes for children and adults.
Police sources reported that, after receiving the 911 alert call, City Police personnel went to the aforementioned property, which is located next to a construction site.
When interviewing the workers present at the site, they They confirmed that they were filling a slab when, at a certain moment, part of the party wall that overlooks the natatorium fell awaycausing part of the roof and sheets to fall into the pool.
Collapse in Caballito: this is how the walls of the place were left
As seen in the videos of the collapse spread on social networks, at the time of the incident the concrete truck was at the scene of the incident. Even in some images you can see how the wall of the natatorium bordering the work suffered a significant crack along its entire length and the beams gave way.
Because of the collapse, five people were injured with bruises and they had to be assisted by the Emergency Medical Care System (SAME). Meanwhile, it was reported that no people were trapped or missing at the scene.
Source: Ambito
