According to the most recent report offered by the governor of Miranda state, Hector Rodriguez, At least eight people died after the collapse of a three-story house in which several families lived in the popular neighborhood of Petare.
Rodriguez specified through his account on X, that of the total number of fatal victims, two were babies. He specified that This accident also left about 22 injuredwho were transferred to various health centers for care, as reported by Efe.
The governor of Miranda state said that two houses are “partially affected”, indicating also that social care teams and security forces remain at the site, where an adult and two children “They were found unharmed and are sheltering in a nearby house.«.
Earlier, Juan Carlos Oti Paituvi, who serves as director of Civil defense, The 22 people who were rescued alive were taken to a nearby hospital, but the severity of their injuries was not specified.
He stressed that several rescuers are still deployed in the search for survivors.
Efe confirmed that around 100 officials – including members of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) – are at the site, where they have established a security perimeter to continue removing debris.
Houses and vehicles near the collapsed building were also damaged, with broken walls and glass visible at the site.
Although the authorities have not revealed the possible causes of this incident, some residents said that it was the explosion of a domestic gas cylinder that caused the collapse.
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2024-09-01 05:19:23
