A worker
was found dead trapped
in the rubble after the collapse of a construction site in the Ituzaingó district of Buenos Aires.
Four other workers were able to get out by their own means due to the collapse of the construction,
As reported by the director of Civil Defense of the municipality, Roberto Gondar, the accident
occurred in a construction site that was taking place on Brandsen and Perdomo streets
, a few meters from the collector of the Western highway, in the western zone of Greater Buenos Aires, where Five workers were working, one of whom was trapped in the rubble.
The victim was
18 years old
and was identified as
Joel Baez
.
He is the
son of the foreman
of this work, who also worked in the place and who was able to escape unharmed.
Firefighters rescued two other workers who were trapped at the scene.
(Photo: Telam)
A private company was demolishing an old house when the collapse occurred, according to the same sources.
Civil defense and health emergency personnel work at the site.
Last week, another tragic landslide
The collapse of a two-story house in Floresta last week caused the death of a 19-year-old boy, a 12-year-old girl and a 72-year-old woman, found after two days of searching with trained dogs and a robot.
In addition, 30 injured were registered, including two minors who are out of danger.
The fatal victims were identified as
Jefferson Aquino (19) and Gabriela Jamile (12) and Felicitas Cherres, 72
,
The collapse occurred in the back of the house, in about fifteen meters where most of the
clandestine constructions
were .
Photos with drone of the landslide in Floresta.
Photos Julian Mayer
The collapsed slabs belonged to a terrace and part of the first floor, all constructions that added to the original house when it was intruded, so they are structures that did
not have professional supervision
or were approved by the Buenos Aires Government.
The area of Floresta where the tragedy occurred has several houses taken over in situations similar to those of the collapse.
Something that is also repeated in Flores, on streets like Yerbal or Juan Bautista Alberdi.
Although some residents of the neighborhood told
Clarín
that the place had been denounced, the Buenos Aires government reported that they have no records in this regard.
In addition, they explained that the inspections are made based on complaints of illegal works or of another nature.
Source: Telam