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Research underway in Toulouse after the collapse of a building already evacuated
Research underway in Toulouse after the collapse of a building already evacuated
(FRANCEINFO)
Around fifty firefighters are on site, accompanied by dog teams, to ensure that no victim is trapped in the rubble of a building, which had previously been emptied of its occupants.
Research in progress. A building in the historic center of Toulouse (Haute-Garonne) collapsed on the night of Friday March 8 to Saturday March 9. “Fortunately, no casualties have been reported. Our teams are supporting the victims”, wrote on the social network X, the mayor of the city Jean-Luc Mouden. The emergency services, around fifty firefighters, accompanied by dog teams, have been at work since Saturday morning to ensure that no victim is trapped in the rubble of this building which had previously been emptied of its occupants. This three-story building on rue Saint-Rome, a tower near the famous Toulouse Capitol, had, in fact, been evacuated on Tuesday following a first “interior wall collapse”had affirmed the SDIS.
After this immediate evacuation of the inhabitants, a “significant crack” had been detected by “building risk specialists”, and it was initially planned that the building would benefit from shoring carried out by a private company, according to the SDIS. In total, the emergency services evacuated 23 people living in adjoining buildings, the Departmental Fire and Rescue Service (SDIS) of Haute-Garonne told the press. “The risk of collapse of other parts of the building has not been ruled out for the moment”writes France Bleu Occitanie.
