Sanxenxo gives 20 days to repair the building in which four young people fell from a balcony

2023-08-01 05:00:00

Floor from which four young people fell in Sanxenxo Ramon Leiro

The Concello asks the community of owners to review the balustrades and certify their adjustment

01 ago 2023 . Updated at 05:00 h.

The community of owners of the building Sanxenxo from which four young men fell from the balcony last week now has 20 days to review the balustrades of all floors, rehabilitate what is defective and certify its set-up. This is the term granted by the City Council to the owners of the property to ensure that accidents like the one at dawn last Thursday do not occur again.

The municipal architect already went to the scene of the accident the same day it occurred, and the City Council prepared a report to detail the property owners what they have to examine and, where appropriate, repair in the building. This is the document that was sent to them this Monday.

Municipal sources specified: This very morning [por ayer] A request has been sent to the community of owners of the Isla building to repair and review the balustrades on all floors. In other words, not only is it requested that the damaged balcony be examined, but also that the potential risk that could exist in the other homes that share the façade be taken into account.

In addition, this community of owners will have to present certification of the actions carried out under the protection of this communication. The City Council of Sanxenxo grants the owners of the affected property a period of 20 days to finish the examination of the facaderepair it and be able to demonstrate, with documentation, that the claim has been met.

Four young people fall into the void when giving up a balcony at a party in Sanxenxo

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The night of the accident, on the first floor where the balustrade collapsed, there were eight friends between the ages of 18 and 19. At a quarter to one in the morning, and apparently while four of them were leaning on this stone railing, the structure of the balustrade gave way and they ended up falling into the light well.

To the place of the event, medical means were moved to attend to the four wounded. The most seriously ill was transferred to the Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago, where he remains hospitalized, while the ambulance took two others to the Montecelo Hospital, in Pontevedra. Of them, one has been transferred to his referral hospital in Madrid and another was discharged last Saturday. The fourth injured did not require hospital admission.

Filed in: Sanxenxo Pontevedra city Hospital Montecelo