10:03 PM
Thursday 30 June 2022
Alexandria – Mohamed Amer:
The fall of a “furniture hoist” winch on two properties in the Sidi Bishr Kebli area of the Montazah Awal neighborhood in Alexandria, today, Thursday, caused parts of them to collapse without injuries.
The Montazah District Operations Room received the first report stating that a ladder or a crane and a winch intended to lift furniture had fallen on properties No. 128 and 129 on Al-Masrah Street in the Sidi Bishr region.
The “Crisis, Occupancy, Civil Follow-up” departments in the neighborhood, department officers, civil protection forces, and contracting companies supported by equipment and cranes moved to the Al-Balagh site.
The examination revealed that the winch ladder had fallen on the first property, consisting of 5 floors, which resulted in the fall of parts of the roof wall, without cracks or other damages.
The accident resulted in the fall of parts of the roof wall of the other adjacent property, which consists of 14 floors, without causing any injuries or harming the structural integrity of the property.
For his part, Major General Muhammad Sahloul, head of Al-Montazah District, said that coordination has been made with contracting companies and civil protection forces, to restore the ladder of the aforementioned winch.
The head of the Montazah neighborhood first added that the crisis was managed, the danger was averted, and the winch was straightened amid several risky attempts, due to its presence in a population block.
A report was issued on the incident at the first Muntazah Police Department, and the Public Prosecution began the investigation.