The blades of the iconic Moulin Rouge in Paris collapse

by times news cr

2024-04-30 00:15:35

The emblematic Parisian cabaret of the red Mill lost his quotation marks this Thursday.

This April 25, the Moulin Rouge lost its blades, which detached and fell to the ground in an accident without victims.

According to preliminary reports, the blades of the iconic Parisian cabaret, which was founded in 1889 by the Spaniard Josep Oller and the Frenchman Charles Zidler, collapsed on Clinchy Boulevard around 2:00 (local time), after The last spectators of the night left, for reasons that are still unknown and although no injuries were reported, this caused slight damage to the façade of the building, as the letters M, O and U of its name even fell off.

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Given this, the fire department arrived at the site at approximately 2:45 a.m., and established a security perimeter around the building, in case more elements or materials fell, although they detailed that there are no

There is a risk of another collapse in the structure of the property.

On the other hand, the owner company noted that “it is the first time that an accident of this type has occurred since the founding of the Moulin Rouge, on October 6, 1889.”

“Fortunately, it happened after closing time,” the company added… Every week the technical management of the cabaret checks the mechanism of the windmill blades and had not found any problem.”

Likewise, the director of the Moulin Rouge, Jean-Victor Clerico, stated that although the causes of the incident are not known, it may have occurred due to a “technical problem.”

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On the other hand, the French Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati, expressed her “particular emotion for the world of entertainment and for all lovers of Paris”, and the mayor of the city, Anne Hidalgo, said she “hopes” that the structure It would be repaired before the Olympic Games, from July 26 to August 11.

Something to note is that the blades are a mixture of wood, metal and aluminum and two decades ago they were restored like new so that they were lighter.

CSAS

2024-04-30 00:15:35

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