Building partially collapses and leaves injured in Governador Valadares

Building partially collapses and leaves injured in Governador Valadares David Oliveira/Inter TV dos Vales A building partially collapsed this Sunday morning (19), in the Jardim Pérola neighborhood, in Governador Valadares, and left three people injured. The Fire Department was called at around 9am. As there was a victim under the rubble, four sniffer dogs were mobilized to assist in the search. After a sweep of the entire area, the animals did not indicate the presence of other victims. ? Click here to follow the g1 Vales channel on WhatsApp According to findings at the scene, two victims were in the property at the time of the collapse. One of them is an elderly woman in a wheelchair, found conscious, oriented, stable and without bleeding. The second is a woman who was injured trying to help people affected by the collapse. The third is a man of approximately 50 years old, who presented the most serious condition and remained partially trapped in the rubble until he was removed by rescue teams.

According to the Fire Department, the man had part of his head trapped under a masonry structure when teams arrived at the scene. The three victims were rescued alive and taken to the hospital. Structure remains at risk of collapsing Fire Department teams work at the site David Oliveira/Inter TV dos Vales According to Captain Danilo Bruno, from the Fire Department, the property was undergoing work at the time of the collapse. After rescuing the victims, firefighters identified an imminent risk of collapse of part of the structure and contacted Civil Defense, city hall engineers and social assistance. "The house was under construction and, as a precaution, we carried out a sweep with four dogs throughout the place. None of them indicated the presence of other victims. We are now evaluating the structure," explained the officer. According to the captain, the risk is not limited to the affected property. "We verified that the entire block is at imminent risk of falling. Therefore, we activated engineering and social assistance to assist families who will not be able to return to their homes today," he stated. The area remains completely isolated and the street has been closed. According to firefighters, no one will be able to pass through the site until Civil Defense completes the assessment of the structure and indicates that there is no longer a risk of further collapses. *Report being updated Videos from the East and Northeast of Minas Gerais See other news from the region at g1 Vales de Minas Gerais.

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