07/14/2021 11:19 AM
Clarín.com
Society
Updated 07/14/2021 11:19 AM
A large fire broke out on the roof of the old
San Martín cinema
building
, in the macro-center of the city of Mar del Plata, and three fire crews worked for more than two hours to put out the flames, which took a good part of the edifice.
There were no fatalities and the fire did not reach neighboring homes or damage the two murals of the artist
Juan Carlos Castagnino
that are in the place.
“The fire has
already been contained
.
We are carrying out cooling and dumping tasks inside the premises ”, informed Alberto Gabba, Fire Chief of the resort city, as published by the website
Qué digital
.
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This is how the flames advance over the old San Martín cinema.
Given the voracity of the fiery source, firefighting crews are added to reinforce the operation.
There is despair.
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In addition, he confirmed that the damage was total in the upper part of the building.
According to preliminary reports,
the fire broke out at 11:30 p.m.
this Tuesday on the roof of the old San Martin cinema, located on 2700 Independencia Avenue. The fire spread and affected the facilities on the top floor, which finally collapsed.
The old San Martín cinema on fire.
The sad postcard that broke in the early morning of Mar del Plata.
Photo: Twitter.
Gabba affirmed that during the early morning and "
in little more than two hours
" the fire was controlled, and assured that the experts are already working to determine its origin.
"The heat source began in the back of the building, but it is very hasty to determine
whether
the fire
was intentional or not
. We know that there are personnel who are cleaning the place and that they must later declare, but it is very hasty to determine what is what caused the accident, "added the fire chief.
Shocking image of the San Martín cinema.
Photo: Twitter.
Initially the buildings bordering the burned property were evacuated, but the people were now able to
return to their homes
, since there was no structural damage.
Gabba clarified that the two murals that Castagnino painted in 1947 in the
hall
of what was later the San Martín cinema were not affected by the fire "since they
were protected,
" he clarified.
In May, different restoration works had been carried out on these works.
For his part, the head of Civil Defense of Mar del Plata, Rodrigo Goncálvez, reported that they worked together with the firefighters and although the residents of the area were initially evacuated as prevention and the gas supply was cut off. , "
Everything is back to normal
."
The fire at the San Martín cinema started around midnight this Tuesday.
Photo: What Digital.
"The fire did not affect neighboring buildings, nor were
there any
injuries
; there was only material damage in a sector of the damaged property thanks to the rapid action of the firefighters," said the official.
Mar del Plata mayor Guillermo Montenegro regretted the incident and on the social network Twitter remarked that "it is a space full of
memories
for many Mar del Plata residents."
An icon
The
maximum splendor
of the San Martín cinema was during the 70s and 80s. And for several years it wore the Castagnino murals.
After the closure and after several years, the Center for University Residents (CRU) was installed in the place.
However, a construction firm from Mar del Plata presented a real estate project to create a sustainable building.
A project that
generated conflict
because it seeks to preserve the facade of the place and the Castagnino murals.
The works of the artist who died in 1972 were inspired by the exploits of José de San Martín: the crossing of the Andes and the farewell to Uspallata.
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