2023-04-26 06:00:00
An arduous rescue operation was activated in the last hours following knowing the collapse of a house in the neighborhood of Floresta. Several people came to the place SAME ambulances, who work in coordination with firefighters, police and civil defense reinforcements to rescue the victims of the tragic event. Two minors were successfully rescued and referred for medical attention. So far, reported two fatalities: a 12-year-old girl and a 35-year-old adult.
The event took place this morning on Av. Rivadavia at height 8758, at the intersection with Lacarra.
“Unfortunately there is a deceased, we are working with more than 35 ambulances in the system. Because there are people trapped in the rubble, firefighters and City police are working”reported Alberto Crescenti, head of SAME.
Regarding the number of people trapped, Crescenti maintained in dialogue that TN that there would be “a lot of people inside the place, which is very unstable and very dangerous.”
“It is a house with a mezzanine and a subsequent construction,” the doctor specified to the press. “Two floors have fallen and we are trying to evacuate and remove the wounded.”
It is estimated that there would be between 12 and 15 people trapped. Given the danger of the facilities, the gas and electricity supply was interrupted to carry out the rescue tasks.
Children and doctors were evacuated from a room at the Gutiérrez Hospital due to a carbon monoxide leak
A total of eight injured were rescued and transferred to the Piñero and Álvarez hospitals, two of which are minors Fortunately, they are out of danger. “We are waiting for the rescue and assistance tasks for the victim,” Crescenti said in this regard.
have been reported so far 2 fatalitiesamong which was a 12-year-old girl.
“Unfortunately, firefighters have rescued in the place, under the rubble, a female under 12 years of age who unfortunately lost his life in this accident”, announced the highest authority of SAME.
Another of the deceased was a 35 year old manwhose remains were found among the rubble.
Red alert in Buenos Aires hospitals
Taking into account that the number of people affected by the collapse is still unknown, Crescenti announced that he declared Red alert in the hospitals of the City of Buenos Aires.
“So far there are 18 assisted, 8 transferred, we are also assisting the relatives with psychologists and psychiatrists”, explained the specialist, while the firefighters search the area with dogs to continue identifying victims.
“It was possible to evacuate a male of legal age, a female of legal age and a female minor which were in a neighboring house in the quiet part of the building, unable to get out since it was obstructed, they were not trapped,” the institution’s report specified.
“We are with sequential stretchers, oxygen, thermal blankets, prepared with all the equipment; As firefighters rescue, we assist. The area is very unstable and there is a risk of more landslides.”Crescenti explained.
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