From the municipality they officially reported that there are between seven and nine people trappedamong them “workers of a work that was being carried out 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.”
“In the early hours of the morning, the Dubrovnik Hotel building collapsed. Firefighters from the city, the region and the Province are working at the scene. The incident occurred at approximately 1 o’clock, when The 10-story building, on Avenida 1 to 250, collapsed“, they stated in a statement posted on their social networks.
They also assured that Javier AlonsoMinister of Security of the Province of Buenos Airesis located next to the Mayor of the city Gustavo Barrerato coordinate and manage the work to be carried out.
“Volunteer Firefighters work on site Madariaga, Pinamar, Mar de Ajó and Santa ClaraPolice Firefighters of the Rescue Brigade Mar del Plataand Health, Security, Civil Defense and Traffic forces municipal,” they expressed.
Finally, they stated: “From the Municipality of Villa Gesell We ask the community for caution and to the media with the information that may circulate, considering that vitally important tasks are carried out to preserve human lives.
What is known so far about the collapse
For now, The causes that caused the collapse are unknown. of the building where the Dubrovnik Hotel operated. According to the first information, it is estimated that fMore than 80% of the property was affected by the collapse that was in work.
Behind him called 911Volunteer Firefighters from Madariaga, Pinamar, Mar de Ajó and Santa Clara, Police Firefighters from the Mar del Plata Rescue Brigade and municipal Health, Security, Civil Defense and Traffic forces attended the scene.
According to the first hypotheses of how the event occurred, The collapse began at the back of the affected building, where two people managed to escape before most of the disaster occurred and were unharmed. The rescue teams carry out the removal manually, that is, debris by debris.
It is estimated that between the 1st and 3rd floor there were occupants linked to the maintenance work that was taking place at the hotel, among which was one of the owners. The Fire Chief, for his part, assured that he contacted trapped people.
The word of the fire chief
The Fire Chief noted: “It is estimated that between seven and nine people were in the hotel at the time of the collapse, among workers on a project that was being carried out with the incorporation of an elevator in the building.”
In the first images, it was possible to see how the 10-story building largely collapsed and ended up falling on another neighboring construction. For security reasons, several witnesses reported that they had to remain locked up while working on the operation. According to the head of the operation, “about 80% of the building” collapsed.
Source: Ambito
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